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Background:The recent influx of refugees and migrants into the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region challenged Member States to consider a coherent, regional response based on both international law and the values and principles that the European Region had already established in considering public health and health system policy. The aim was to respond to public health needs, prevent avoidable morbidity and mortality, and mitigate human suffering among refugee and migrant populations.Methods: A series of country assessments conducted during 2013–2015 with the support of Member State governments reviewed the current health situation of refugees and migrants, and assessed the capacity of health systems to respond rapidly and effectively.Results: Based on these assessments, the WHO migration team made a number of initial recommendations and a High-Level Meeting on Refugee and Migrant Health was held in Rome in 2015 to develop a coordinated, regional approach. The outcome document led to the adoption by the WHO European Regional Committee in 2016 of a strategy and action plan for refugee and migrant health comprising nine priority areas to promote coordinated and collaborative action across the European Region.Conclusion: The strategy and action plan is an excellent example of Member States working collectively to share problems and establish solutions based on shared values and an analysis of their accumulated experience.
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