Refugee Health During COVID-19 and Future Pandemics.

IF 3.6 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES Current Tropical Medicine Reports Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-07-16 DOI:10.1007/s40475-021-00245-2
Jessica Saifee, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Steven R Lowenstein
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Abstract

Purpose of review: This commentary summarizes recent literature pertaining to healthcare challenges and needs during the current pandemic among refugees and asylum seekers residing in a host country. We conducted a literature review to identify barriers to shielding these structurally marginalized populations from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recent findings: Many populations, including refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers, endure structural vulnerabilities in refugee camps and during their resettlement. These structural vulnerabilities include fear of contacting the healthcare system, cultural differences, housing insecurity, food insecurity, discrimination, lack of health insurance, health illiteracy and lack of readily available, and culturally appropriate educational materials. During pandemics, displaced persons suffer disproportionately from poorly managed chronic diseases, economic hardships isolation, and mental illnesses, in addition to the threats posed by the infectious agent.

Summary: Underserved groups, including refugee populations, shoulder a disproportionate burden of disease during pandemics. In order to mitigate the impact of preventable chronic illnesses and also reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other easily-transmissible and deadly viruses during pandemics, governments and public health authorities need to implement policies that allow refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced persons to be fully incorporated into their respective healthcare systems, so that they can be supported and protected and to reduce the amplifying networks of transmission.

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2019冠状病毒病和未来大流行期间的难民健康状况。
审查目的:本评论总结了与当前疫情期间居住在东道国的难民和寻求庇护者面临的保健挑战和需求有关的最新文献。我们进行了一项文献综述,以确定使这些结构上被边缘化的人群免受COVID-19大流行影响的障碍。最近的调查结果:包括难民、移民和寻求庇护者在内的许多人在难民营和重新安置期间都存在结构性脆弱性。这些结构性脆弱性包括害怕接触卫生保健系统、文化差异、住房不安全、粮食不安全、歧视、缺乏医疗保险、卫生文盲以及缺乏现成的和文化上适当的教育材料。在大流行病期间,流离失所者除了受到传染病的威胁外,还不成比例地遭受管理不善的慢性病、经济困难、孤立和精神疾病的折磨。摘要:在大流行期间,包括难民人口在内的得不到充分服务的群体承担着不成比例的疾病负担。为了减轻可预防慢性疾病的影响,并减少COVID-19和其他易传播和致命病毒在大流行期间的传播,各国政府和公共卫生当局需要实施政策,使难民、寻求庇护者和流离失所者完全纳入各自的卫生保健系统,以便他们能够得到支持和保护,并减少传播网络的扩大。
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Current Tropical Medicine Reports
Current Tropical Medicine Reports Medicine-Infectious Diseases
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期刊介绍: Current Tropical Medicine Reports provides expert views on recent advances in the field of tropical medicine in a clear and readable form. This journal offers reviews by domestic and international contributors that highlight the most important, recent papers and findings related to this specific field. We accomplish this by appointing renowned leaders in major tropical medicine subject areas to select topics addressing virology, bacteriology, parasitology, entomology, immunology, cell and molecular biology, epidemiology, ecology, behavioral science and clinical medicine for review by experts who assess the latest developments and highlight significant papers published over the last few years on their topics. These review articles also stress recently published papers of importance in the references, which are accompanied by annotations explaining their importance. In addition to these Section Editors, our international Editorial Board ensures our journal upholds its standards.
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