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

Julián Alfredo Fernández-Niño; Andrés Cubillos-Novella; Ietza Bojórquez; Michael Rodríguez

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

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

Institute of Public Health

Universidad del Norte
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte A.C.
Univ. of California

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Biomedica
Volume	40
State	Published - 2020

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

COVID-19
Colombia
Coronavirus infections
Emigration and immigration
Pandemics
Public health
Venezuela

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