European healthcare systems preparedness for a further influx of refugess

The large number ol refugees, both legal and illegal constitutes a huge burden on a country's health care system's resources. The current migrant waves and associated humanirtarian crisis due to turbulent events in the Middle East and beyond have proven that disease and suffering do not 'recognize' national or other borders. lt has now become an urgent priority to devise and promote a long term plan for strengthening national health care systems where migrants are congragating. This way European countries should be able to tackle public health threats such as ommunicable diseases most of which have been long eradicated in Europe. ln the short term. European health care ınfrastructures should focus on facilating basic direct health care and prevention. making it readily available to all, while respecting religion social perceptions and individual rights.