The proportion of refugees infected with AIDS after arriving in Europe

A report published Monday by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva on the health of immigrants and refugees arriving in European countries indicates that immigrants and refugees are more vulnerable to the disease than the populations of the countries European welcome.

The report, prepared by the Office of the International Regional Organization for Europe in cooperation with the Italian National Institute for Health and Migration, adds that refugees and migrants arriving in Europe are less affected than the population of the country. many noncommunicable diseases.

The report stresses that, in conditions of poverty and increased length of stay in host countries, they are at risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and cancer, especially as migrants and refugees are likely to change their lifestyle, become less physically active and consume less healthy foods,.

The report states that displacement itself can make refugees and migrants more vulnerable to communicable diseases: a large proportion of HIV-infected migrants and refugees have contracted the infection after arriving in Europe, while risk is very low Refugees and migrants to transmit infectious diseases to the host population.

The report notes that it is essential to provide migrants and refugees in receiving countries with quality health services, as they run a greater risk of contracting communicable and communicable diseases, saving them and to protect the host population.

According to the report, international migrants represent only 10% of the total population of host countries in the region covered by the European Health Organization (ECHO) and the number of refugees does not exceed 7, 4%.

He pointed out that refugees and migrants are less likely to suffer from all forms of cancer with the exception of cervical cancer, but cautioned that the diagnosis of the disease at a later stage could have consequences on health far worse than those of the host population.

Depression and anxiety tend to affect refugees and migrants more than the host population. In addition, the prevalence of diabetes among refugees and migrants is higher than that of the host population, the report says.