By the end of 2016, the global refugee Population was at 22.5 million people, increasing by 1.1 million over the previous year! Most refugees are hosted in low- and middle-income countries, outside humanitarian camps, and confronted daily with challenges in accessing needed health care.
Learn why innovative financing mechanisms can help provide health care access.
Financing health services for refugee populations: how to pay the bill?
Syrian refugee, Ali Radi kisses his daughter, Cham while waiting to see a nurse at the Howard Karagheusian primary health care center, in Beirut, Lebanon on March 23, 2016. Ali brought his wife and two kids to the health care center to get a vaccine for Cham. Photo © Dominic Chavez/World Bank Haya …
