Thematic Focus: Health

Opportunity:

CFP: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal [info]
- Contributions sought for thematic issue on "Promoting the Health of Migrant and Displaced Populations in the Eastern Mediterranean Region." Submission deadline is 20 December 2019. EMHJ is an open access journal.

Publications:

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations: A Practical Guide to Launching Interventions in Public Health Programmes (UNHCR, Aug. 2019) [text]

"The Burden of Anaemia among Displaced Women and Children in Refugee Settings Worldwide, 2013–2016," BMJ Global Health, vol. 4, no. 6 (Nov. 2019) [open access]

"Challenges to Ethical Obligations and Humanitarian Principles in Conflict Settings: A Systematic Review," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 4:15 (Sept. 2019) [open access]
- Focuses on "humanitarian health care organizations and health workers working in contexts of armed or violent conflict."

Delivery of Immunization Services for Refugees and Migrants: Technical Guidance (WHO, 2019) [text]

"Health Needs of Refugees: Port of Arrival Versus Permanent Camp Settings," Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, vol. 25, no. 5 (2019) [open access]

Health Policy, vol. 123, no. 9 (Sept. 2019) [contents]
- Special issue on "Health policies and mixed migration: lessons learnt from the 'European refugee crisis'." Includes open access articles on refugee health care access in Austria, mental health care access and use in Europe, and health records for migrants and refugees.

"Humanitarianism under Attack," International Health, vol. 11, no. 5 (Sept. 2019) [free full-text]

"Infectious Disease Epidemics in Refugee Camps: A Retrospective Analysis of UNHCR Data (2009-2017)," Journal of Global Health Reports, vol. 3: e2019064 (Oct. 2019) [open access]

Journal of Refugee & Global Health, vol. 2, no. 2 (2019) [open access]
- Note: This issue is still in progress. Currently includes 15 articles. Most discuss health issues relating to refugees in the U.S., but several focus on refugees elsewhere including Afghanistan, Greece, Kenya and Lebanon.

What is the Evidence on Availability and Integration of Refugee and Migrant Health Data in Health Information Systems in the WHO European Region?, Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report, no. 66 (WHO, Oct. 2019) [text]
- See also related press release.

"WHO Guidance for Refugees in Camps: Systematic Review," BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 9 (Sept. 2019) [open access]

Resource:

Australian Refugee Health Practice Guide [access]
- This resource "can be used by doctors, nurses and other primary care providers to inform on-arrival and ongoing health care for people from refugee backgrounds, including people seeking asylum." See also related article that reports on doctors' perceptions of this web site.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health (18 July 2019)

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