Abstract summary 

Since 2014 1.8 million migrant people arrived in Europe from Italy, Spain and Greece. It represents a quarter of the London population. And other 16 thousand are the deaths in the Mediterranean Sea in four years. Yet, there are those who still talk about invasion, making it a weapon for political propaganda, and the health sector is among the most exploited. The Italian politicians themselves are at the forefront on the diffusion of fake news on the health conditions of people arriving in Europe, riding the long wave of fear of the unknown foreign people, and of the possibility of a contagion. However, data tell a completely different story: migrants who arrive in Europe does not bring vulnerability to the natives: they are vulnerable, and they need first of all our protection. There is no evidence of outbreaks of infectious diseases, and in any case border controls are carried out, and they can identify anyone who is not in good health before landing. The same can not be said of mental illness. Rape, torture, murders: this is what people arrived in Italy from Libya have lived. This should be the starting point - not the refusal to give hospitality - for aligning our communities with the UN warning from here until 2030: no one left behind.

Authors & Co-authors:  Da Rold Cristina C

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