ABSTRACT
International migration is a significant contemporary issue, albeit one with a long history. 1 We live in an age of globalisation, which encourages and sometimes demands international workforce mobility. Yet people migrate across state borders for many reasons, amongst them people who want to improve their living conditions and those of their offspring, as well as people who are or feel forced to leave ‘their’ country and seek safety in foreign countries, departing from areas that are characterised by political instability or war. Other people choose to move from one state to another to be with their families, although that means moving to an unfamiliar destination. While there are various issues that arise and need to be discussed in relation to migratory movements, the chapters in this volume focus on migrants’ health, their need for and uptake of public health care, and their health care entitlements. The volume also looks at health care provision, with some chapters discussing the perspectives of (migrant) health care providers.
