[Comment] Health equity and displaced people: challenges, progress, and the path forward

00:00 - 15 Dec 2025

In 2024, more than 123 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide, driven largely by conflicts, persecutions, and human rights violations.1 Displaced populations include refugees (people who flee their country due to conflict or persecution), internally displaced people (those forced to flee their homes but who remain within their country's borders), and undocumented migrants and asylum seekers (individuals who cross borders without formal legal status, including those awaiting a decision on their protection claim).