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Hai from KL 🇲🇾!!! Welcome to this week’s #ysphtakeover!👋 My name is Rayne Kim, and I am a rising second-year MPH Candidate on the Chronic Disease Epidemiology track. In my time with #ysph, I have only become more passionate about developing evidence-based interventions to alleviate global health disparities and improving access to care in vulnerable populations. Malaysia is currently facing a unique and largely hidden refugee crisis. There are over 158,639 registered refugees waiting for resettlement and countless more undocumented asylum-seekers. This transitional period can last up to decades, and generations must survive without legal status or viable economic, #health, and education opportunities. This summer, I am working to carry out a study to better understand the health needs and healthcare utilization of urban refugees and asylum-seekers in KL. It’s been a fantastic, humbling, and eye-opening time so far, and I hope to grow from these experiences to be a better advocate fo...

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