Universal Health Care? (Un)documented Migrants in Southeast Asia

CHAN Chee Khoon In recent years, WHO Member States have been urged to speed up reforms to ensure that all persons can have timely access to quality health services without falling into financial hardship.1 In the Southeast Asian region, citizens of Malaysia and Singapore have long benefited from widely accessible tax-funded or subsidized government healthcare, and Brunei nationals (who do not pay personal income taxes) enjoy wide-ranging health and social…

The Health of Low-Income Migrant Workers in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Maria Kristiansen and Aziz Sheikh Published July 22, 2014 As Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries increase global engagement and aspire to host high-profile international events such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the 2020 World Expo in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the plight of migrant workers in the region is receiving intensified media attention.1 Here, we describe the long-standing health-related problems these migrants face; reflect on…