Can we foget humanity? Yes! A billion migrants are usually left out from our mainstream healthcare solutions.
Reflections on the
#HLTH conference where I had the great pleasure of sharing a panel with the incredible Professor Sam Shah and Nadia Kadhim CEO of Naq.
1. If we are still talking about refugees and migrants ('migrants' collectively) as 'them' rather than us, our families, friends, and colleagues. This shows the stigma, their dehumanisation, and politicisation.
2. Refugees and migrants make up more than a billion people globally. Yes, they are very distinct how they leave their countries of origin, but they also have several aspects of their journeys in common.
3. They don't move in order to take over our jobs or overwhelm our healthcare systems. They move with their aspirations, innovations, and contributions.
I came to the UK as a 15 year old refugee from Afghanistan. But I also brought with me a dream - to become a doctor and give back to my host country and to hum...