Meeting the health challenges of displaced populations from Ukraine

Predictors and barriers for the management of non-communicable diseases among older Syrian refugees amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon: A cross-sectional analysis of a multi-wave survey

“…With the recent and unfortunate war in Ukraine and worsening of humanitarian catastrophe, there have been growing calls for immediate and rapid access to medicines for individuals with NCDs. 43 In this context, reinforcing selfmanagement protocols and health literacy, alleviating food insecurity and enabling dietary diversity are required to prevent secondary complications of unmanaged NCDs. Moreover, further studies targeting NCD interventions among this vulnerable population in the Middle East are crucial to reducing the disease burden espcailly in view of the very high prevalence of these conditions .…”

Is Telemedicine in Primary Care a Good Option for Polish Patients with Visual Impairments Outside of a Pandemic?

“…This also enables patients and increases their engagement with medical procedures [ 82 ]; applying patient-centered care by respecting their preferences, needs, and values, improving their responsibility and a more active role in their health development [ 81 , 100 ]; performing further qualitative investigations to deepen understanding of the needs of people with various disabilities in healthcare; investigating outcomes, including clinical and cost-effectiveness of TCs used in vulnerable populations like PVIs; addressing the changing needs of vulnerable populations. In response to the current humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Poland promised free access to healthcare for Ukrainian refugees which requires the formulation of special short and long-term strategies [ 101 , 102 ] to include PwDs and remote healthcare services [ 103 , 104 ]. …”

“…addressing the changing needs of vulnerable populations. In response to the current humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Poland promised free access to healthcare for Ukrainian refugees which requires the formulation of special short and long-term strategies [ 101 , 102 ] to include PwDs and remote healthcare services [ 103 , 104 ].…”

War in Ukraine and the inverse care law

“…Much attention has been focused on the nearly 5 million refugees that have left Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion of the country on 24 February 2022, 1 and calls have been made to secure essential resources – including finances, facilities and healthcare – to safeguard the physical and mental health of this vulnerable population in its receiving countries. 2 , 3 , 4 However, while these calls for compassionate humanitarianism are entirely appropriate and immediately required, the provision of crucial assistance to the vulnerable populations that still remain in Ukraine – groups that are likely to harbour health needs that are generally greater than those that have fled the country – must be urgently delivered.…”

“…As such, these groups are simultaneously encumbered with the greatest burden of disease, which consists of concerning background rates of non-communicable disease (especially cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and chronic respiratory conditions) and communicable disease (especially drug-resistant tuberculosis, HIV, and viral hepatitis, alongside low national vaccination rates). 4 Accordingly, those of lowest prosperity, poorest health, and highest age are the least likely to have escaped the dangers posed by Russian aggression, 6 meaning it is these groups that are most likely to have remained in their homes in assaulted cities such as Luhansk, Donetsk and Kharkiv, or to have fled the shortest possible distances to the relatively safety of Ukrainian cities such as Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Poltava.…”