With this series, the Directorate aims to provide new insights into the health and care domain in order thereby to drive improvements and changes where they are needed. Part of our remit is to monitor developments in the Norwegian health service from a general societal perspective. This also enables us to identify challenges and the need for innovation and reform in our own domain and those of other authorities.
This year’s report is devoted to health and migration. Our aim in this report is to
present a picture from a feld which has not been extensively researched, but which has received increasing interest and signifcance in recent years. We hope that the report will provide valuable input on the formulation of a health policy that faces major challenges both nationally and internationally.
Norway, like the rest of the world, is affected by global challenges surrounding factors such as health, climate, inequality and poverty. Migration entails the interaction of people and cultures, differing perceptions of what constitutes the good life, and an understanding of health and disease that is often at odds with the traditional Norwegian mindset.
The report directs attention at the diversity that exists in the Norwegian population and the challenges associated with health and interaction with the health service in Norway.