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Podcast: A Health Podyssey
Episode: Health Care Gaps For Migrants & Asylum Seekers On The Mexican Border During COVID-19
Description: Migrants on their way to another country and people seeking asylum are often overlooked in health policy. During the COVID-19 pandemic as immigration and asylum processes stalled, thousands of people were stranded at Mexico's northern border. With limited health care and sometimes crowded and unsanitary living conditions, COVID posed a significant risk.How Mexico's response to COVID-19 took into account the particular needs of in-transit migrants and asylum seekers is the topic of today's episode of A Health Podyssey. Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela from the College of the Northern Border and Cesar Infante from the National Institute...