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Role of the Media on Migrants' Vulnerability to Health Hazards

Role of the Media on Migrants' Vulnerability to Health Hazards

Olayinka Susan Ogundoyin
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781799889601|ISBN10: 1799889602|EISBN13: 9781799889618
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8960-1.ch008
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Ogundoyin, Olayinka Susan. "Role of the Media on Migrants' Vulnerability to Health Hazards." Research Anthology on Public Health Services, Policies, and Education, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 175-189. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8960-1.ch008

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Ogundoyin, O. S. (2021). Role of the Media on Migrants' Vulnerability to Health Hazards. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Public Health Services, Policies, and Education (pp. 175-189). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8960-1.ch008

Chicago

Ogundoyin, Olayinka Susan. "Role of the Media on Migrants' Vulnerability to Health Hazards." In Research Anthology on Public Health Services, Policies, and Education, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 175-189. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8960-1.ch008

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Abstract

Health is an important aspect of human existence. Good health depends on a variety of factors like physical, biological, economic, and environmental factors. These factors have a contributory effect on the total well-being of a person positively or negatively. One of the negative effects is migration. Illegal migration has helped in the spread of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Many migrants are unaware of the health implication of migration because they are not equipped with necessary information for informed decision. This information can only be made available through the media. There has been a paucity of literature on migration and health. This chapter sought to examine how the media has helped to disseminate information that encourage or discourage people to migrate. It was recommended that the media work in concert with government and non-governmental organizations to provide information that would show case the health challenges migrants face. It also recommended that testimonies of survivors should be reported in a way that would discourage potential migrants.

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