Public health lessons for refugee reception: the example of Sidi Bulgayz

Conflicts force millions of people to abandon their homes and flee life-threatening persecution, war, and ethnic and political discrimination. From the end of World War II to the present day, more than 59 million people worldwide have become refugees and displaced persons.1 Displacement affects people's health, psychological well-being and economic welfare.2 3 The situation of asylum seekers in the context of a humanitarian crisis is a cause for grave concern.4 They are vulnerable because of difficult circumstances under which they live and their health is affected by several factors, including fatigue, lack of food and drinking water, and poor hygiene.5 6 These circumstances can affect sensitivity to respiratory disease, malaria, and measles, as well as create high incidence of diarrhoea, which can sometimes account for 40% of all mortality in some camps. However, this can be avoided...
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tags: Epidemiologic studies, Mortality and morbidity, Health service research, Human rights Editorials Source Type: research