Published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the brief (authors: Clara Van Panhuys, Lou Tessier, and Lucrezia Roero di Monticello) examines how social protection systems can support the health and well-being of refugees and forcibly displaced populations (ILO). Drawing on a decade of ILO interventions, the brief highlights strategies to integrate health coverage, access to essential services, and resilience-building into broader social protection frameworks, ensuring that vulnerable groups are not excluded from life-saving care.
The brief underscores the critical role of inclusive health-focused social protection in fragile contexts, including conflict- and climate-affected regions. It offers evidence-based lessons for policymakers and practitioners on improving health service access, strengthening financial protection against medical costs, and designing adaptive systems that respond to the evolving needs of displaced populations, contributing to the broader goal of universal health coverage.