The Lancet
Jan 23, 2016 Volume 387 Number 10016 p311-402 e9-e12
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current
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Editorial
Healthy migration needs a long-term plan
The Lancet
Summary
“It occurred to me that no matter where I lived, geography could not save me”, wrote Isabel Wilkerson in The Warmth of Other Suns, recounting stories of black Americans migrating north in the twentieth century. Today, these same words could be used by international migrants who have relocated either by choice or as refugees, many of whom have inadequate access to health care.
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Comment
The future leadership of WHO
Sally C Davies, Somsak Akksilp, Keizo Takemi, Precious Matsoso, Jarbas Barbosa Da Silva Junior
Summary
In about 3 month’s time, the Director-General of WHO will call for nominations from the Executive Board and Member States for her successor. The selection process will then be launched and a new Director-General elected in 2017.