Barriers to care for refugees and migrants with diabetes
Each year, an estimated 17 million people die from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) before the age of 70 years; 86% of these deaths occur in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).1 Cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, cancer, and complications of these conditions, account for most NCD-related morbidity and mortality.2 Populations forcibly displaced by humanitarian crises, including refugees and migrants, face disproportionately high risks of developing NCDs or worsening NCD complications and mortality.
