PUBLICATIONS
WHO published the ApartTogether Survey report on
18 December 2020. Other publications will follow in 2021.
18 December 2020. Other publications will follow in 2021.
REPORTS
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ApartTogether Survey: Preliminary overview of refugees and migrants self-reported impact of COVID-19 | access
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Peer-reviewed articles
Brønholt, R. L. L., Langer Primdahl, N., Jensen, A., Verelst, A., Derluyn, I., & Skovdal, M. (2021). “I Just Want Some Clear Answers”: Challenges and Tactics Adopted by Migrants in Denmark When Accessing Health Risk Information about COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 8932. | access
Spiritus-Beerden, E., Verelst, A., Devlieger, I., Langer Primdahl, N., Botelho Guedes, F., Chiarenza, A., ... & Derluyn, I. (2021). Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Experienced Discrimination and Daily Stressors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), 6354. | access
Spiritus-Beerden, E., Verelst A., Skovdal, M., Langer Primdahl, N., Derluyn, I. (2021) Living conditions of refugees and migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungerbühler, H., Bisegger, C.,Luder, U., Engelhardt, J., Berthoud, C.(Ed.) 'Vulnerability – solidarity – resilience Experience and insights
from the coronavirus crisis'. Bern: Swiss Red Cross | English | French | German
Spiritus-Beerden, E., Verelst, A., Devlieger, I., Langer Primdahl, N., Botelho Guedes, F., Chiarenza, A., ... & Derluyn, I. (2021). Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Experienced Discrimination and Daily Stressors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), 6354. | access
Spiritus-Beerden, E., Verelst A., Skovdal, M., Langer Primdahl, N., Derluyn, I. (2021) Living conditions of refugees and migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungerbühler, H., Bisegger, C.,Luder, U., Engelhardt, J., Berthoud, C.(Ed.) 'Vulnerability – solidarity – resilience Experience and insights
from the coronavirus crisis'. Bern: Swiss Red Cross | English | French | German
NEWS ARTICLES
"WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 18 December 2020" WHO, 18 December 2020 | access
"Migrants and refugees are suffering from mental health issues during pandemic, WHO says" CNN, 18 December 2020 | access
"How Ghent University's study on corona and refugees became a WHO report" Ghent University, 18 December 2020 | access
"Migrants Struggle To Access Healthcare, First WHO Study Of Migrant Health During Pandemic Finds" Health Policy Watch, 18 December 2020 | access
"COVID-19 exposes and amplifies inequalities for refugees and migrants" University of Copenhagen, 18 December 2020 | access
"COVID-19 has dramatically worsened lives of migrants and refugees: Survey" Global Bihari, 19 December 2020 | access
"Lives of migrants and refugees have been dramatically worsened by Covid-19 – study" Newsbook, 18 December 2020 | access
"Migrants and refugees are suffering from mental health issues during pandemic, WHO says" CNN Philippines, 19 December 2020 | access
Impact corona op vluchtelingen groter dan verwacht" De Standaard, 19 December 2020 | access
"More depressed, less able to get medical help: COVID-19's impact on refugees and migrants" CGTN, 21 December 2020 | access
"El drama doble de ser inmigrante o refugiado en la era del coronavirus" VivaSevilla 12 January 2021 | access
"Entrevistan a nuestra compañera Virginia Paloma" 13 January 2021 | access
"Coronakrisen rammer flygtninge og migranter hårdest" 20 January 2021 | access
Presentations
"Impact of the pandemic on the migrant population" Online webinar organized by the City Council of Fuenlabrada (Madrid) and the Intercultural Cities Network (in Spanish), 24 March 2021 | access
SELECTED TWEETS
"The survey was supported by several partners & included almost 30 thousand migrants & refugees in almost all WHO Member States.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 18, 2020
It shows that people living on the streets & in asylum centers are less likely to seek care if they have symptoms of #COVID19"-@DrTedros #MigrantsDay
"To better understand the impacts of #COVID19 in refugee & migrant populations, WHO and a research consortium led by @ResearchUGent & the University of Copenhagen, has conducted a global survey called ‘ApartTogether’"-@DrTedros #MigrantsDayhttps://t.co/JuqaJ2tNxW
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 18, 2020
During the pandemic, refugees & migrants living on the street, in insecure accommodation or asylum centres are at ↗️ risk of:
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 18, 2020
□ #MentalHealth problems
□ discrimination
Camps & camps-like settings require special attention to ↘️ the risk of #COVID19 & its' broader consequences pic.twitter.com/C90gUbcJ8F