Essential Medicines for Immediate Care in Refugee Camps

Bakker, Peter

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37476-1_26

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“…Thus, dermatology training for health practitioners engaged in refugee and migrant health may be a worthwhile opportunity to improve care for these groups. Overcoming insufficient expertise and diagnostic capabilities in resource-poor settings could be addressed through innovations such as teledermatology, which has been effective elsewhere [2,23].…”

Section: Ensuring Safe Migration and Early Detection And Treatment On Arrival And At Settlementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Another difficulty associated with providing dermatological care in these settings is that refugees and migrants are on the move and may not be able to keep appointments or follow‐up, and may not be able to fill repeat prescriptions. Therapeutics should be safe and robust, and not likely to pose any problems in terms of availability, stability, need for follow‐up, side effects or excessive risk in case of poor compliance [23]. Ensuring appropriate labelling and instructions is also essential, acknowledging that many newly arrived or transiting refugees and migrants may understand very little of the host language.…”

Section: Ensuring Safe Migration and Early Detection And Treatment On Arrival And At Settlementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Addressing the challenges to skin health of refugees and migrants in the WHO European region

Bartovic

Padovese

Pahlman

2021

Tropical Med Int Health

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The prevalence of dermatological disease and skin conditions is a significant issue facing refugees and migrants in the WHO European Region. Displaced populations in particular are vulnerable to dermatological diseases, due to the often poor conditions in which they live and transit through at different stages of their journey. Exposure to adverse weather conditions and heightened risk for injuries and violence are also potential causes for skin conditions and abnormalities. Through a review of published literature focusing on refugee and migrant health, this paper outlines the prevalence of skin conditions and dermatological diseases among these populations, and the impact of migration and displacement on susceptibility for them. It then discusses some of the challenges associated with managing skin conditions and highlights key opportunities to strengthen the integration of skin health within health care for migrants and refugees in the WHO European Region.

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Section: Ensuring Safe Migration and Early Detection And Treatment On Arrival And At Settlementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ensuring Safe Migration and Early Detection And Treatment On Arrival And At Settlementmentioning

confidence: 99%