More than a million refugees and migrants entered Europe in 2015. People continue to arrive on Europe's shores every day in the worst refugee crisis the continent has seen since WWII. Many of these new arrivals had to undertake long, harrowing journeys in their search for a safe place. Many of them suffer physical and mental health consequences of their journey, as I learned when I visited Grande Synthe migrant camp in northern France.
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WHYY: Sick and tired: A look at the health of Europe's new migrants
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In an attempt to flee the horrors of war in the Middle East, refugees like those in the Basroch neighborhood of Grande-Synthe, France are plagued by layers of diseases, injuries, and trauma.
More than a million refugees and migrants entered Europe in 2015. People continue to arrive on Europe's shores every day in the worst refugee crisis the continent has seen since WWII. Many of these new arrivals had to undertake long, harrowing journeys in their search for a safe place. Many of them suffer physical and mental health consequences of their journey, as I learned when I visited a migrant camp in northern France.