Thematic Focus: Health

"Challenges and Facilitators for Health Professionals Providing Primary Healthcare for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in High-income Countries: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Research," BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 89 (Aug. 2017) [open access]

"Challenges in Estimating Vaccine Coverage in Refugee and Displaced Populations: Results From Household Surveys in Jordan and Lebanon," Vaccines, 5(3) (Aug. 2017) [open access]

"Early Marriage and Barriers to Contraception among Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon: A Qualitative Study," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 14, no. 8 (Aug. 2017) [open access]

"Empirical Lessons Regarding Contraception in a Protracted Refugee Setting: A Descriptive Study from Maela Camp on the Thai-Myanmar Border 1996-2015," PLoS ONE 12(2): e0172007 (Feb. 2017) [open access]

"The Enduring Health Challenges of Afghan Immigrants and Refugees in Iran: A Systematic Review," PLOS Currents: Disasters, Edition 1 (July 2017) [open access]

Engineering Better Refugee Health Care (Project Syndicate, Aug. 2017) [text]

"Governing the Lebanese Health System: Strengthening the National Response to the Burden of Syrian Refugees," Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, vol. 23, no. 6 (2017) [full-text]

"High Hepatitis E Seroprevalence among Displaced Persons in South Sudan," American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 96, no. 6 (June 2017) [open access]

"Hospital Admissions Due to Alcohol Related Disorders among Young Adult Refugees Who Arrived in Sweden as Teenagers: A National Cohort Study," BMC Public Health, 17:644 (Aug. 2017) [open access]

"How Do Countries’ Health Information Systems Perform in Assessing Asylum Seekers’ Health Situation? Developing a Health Information Assessment Tool on Asylum Seekers (HIATUS) and Piloting It in Two European Countries," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 14, no. 8 (Aug. 2017) [open access]

"Primary Care in an Unstable Security, Humanitarian, Economic and Political Context: The Kurdistan Region of Iraq," BMC Health Services Research, 17:592 (Aug. 2017) [open access]

"Refugee and Migrant Women's Engagement with Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Australia: A Socio-ecological Analysis of Health Care Professional Perspectives," PLoS ONE 12(7): e0181421 (July 2017) [open access]

"Using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling to Assess Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in a Refugee Camp Setting in South Sudan: A Feasibility Study," BMC Public Health, 17:643 (Aug. 2017) [open access]

Vaccination in Humanitarian Emergencies: Implementation Guide (WHO, July 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

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