The flood of migrants into Europe continues unabated. As clinicians, we continue to be concerned for the well-being of the thousands of people in transit every day. This week, our Five on Friday shifts our focus overseas.
Good summary from the BBC [2] on the week’s events related to the mass migration into Europe and parts of the Middle East.
Climate change has been singled out as a driving factor in the exodus from Syria, and in large-scale migration overall, claim two Guardian articles, one from August [3] and one from September [4].
Back here at home, President Obama has indicated that the US will accept more Syrian refugees [5].
Here’s an article delineating the difference between migrants and refugees [6], from Marketplace.
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