In response to the migratory crisis that Colombia has experienced since 2015 due to the migratory flow from Venezuela. Taking into account the need that the Colombian State has to consolidate at the national level timely, and pertinent information on the characterization of the migrant population. Its situation of health, and access to health for the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of health care programs, strategies, and projects. The Ministry of Health, and Social Protection launched on December 2th, 2020 the National Observatory of Migration and Health. In order to make available to the migrant population, community-based organizations, academia, cooperators, the government, and the community in general sufficient, reliable, and timely information for the formulation, execution, monitoring, and evaluation of public health policies, by characterizing of the population, situation and access to health, as well as the updating of the regulations. This observatory on the microsite of the ministry's page makes visible the health situation of the migrant population through infographics, reports of registered morbidity by type of health services used.

Taking the above into account, the Observatory considers the following population subgroups in the population characterization:

• Migrant boys, girls, teenagers, adults, and older adults in Colombia.
• Migrant pregnant women in Colombia.
• Population with ethnic self-recognition. With special attention to the indigenous population in binational territory.
• Returned Colombians.
• Colombians abroad.

Likewise, for the Observatory it is of interest to know the possibility of insurance and effective access to health services by migrants in the national territory. And in this sense, the sub-lines of work that it proposes are the following:
• Assurance to the General System of Social Security in Health - SGSSS.
• Access to health services: i) Promotion and Prevention, ii) Treatment and cure, and iii) Rehabilitation.