Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud (Oct 2020)

Recommendations for the response against COVID-19 in migratory contexts under a closed border: The case of Colombia

  • Julián Alfredo Fernández-Niño,
  • Andrés Cubillos,
  • Ietza Bojórquez,
  • Michael Rodríguez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.5512
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 40, no. Supl. 2
pp. 68 – 72

Abstract

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Despite the positive response of Colombia’s health system to the arrival of Venezuelan migrants, the new challenges that accompany the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered a closed-borders response that runs the risk of encouraging a negative view of migrants and increasing their health risks. This manuscript discusses the recommendations that could be proposed in the case of a country with limited resources such as Colombia to respond to the needs of the Venezuelan mixed migrant flows.

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