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- Carlzén, Katarina, et al.
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PROMOTING REFUGEES’ RIGHT TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL INCLUSION : A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH
- 2016
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Ingår i: Public health panorama. - : World health organization. - 2412-544X. ; 2:4, s. 442-448
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The societal effects of forced migration are a burning topic of current political debate in Europe. There is an obvious absence of sustainable approaches to deal with this issue. We describe a collaborative and systemic regional effort, involving some 50 partners, towards a health-promoting and inclusive integration process designed to reach all refugees who settle in the southern region of Sweden. The main components of this process are now being disseminated to other regions in Sweden, which is contributing to national capacity-building. In addition, a national educational programme is being developed for those engaged in conveying civic and health information to asylum seekers and refugees. This work involves stakeholders in collaboration with six universities from different geographical areas of Sweden. The effort we describe in this report is expected to greatly contribute to providing better opportunities for all refugees in Sweden, and to empower them to control their own adaptation to a new life, thus reducing the risk of health deterioration often seen among them.
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- Pusztai, Zsofia, et al.
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Refugee and migrant health – : improving access to health care for people in between
- 2018
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Ingår i: Public Health Panorama. - Copenhagen : World Health Organization. - 2412-544X. ; 4:2, s. 220-224
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Since 2015, Serbia has been a central waypoint along the western Balkans migration route. After the closure of the humanitarian corridor in March 2016, thousands remained trapped in Serbia reluctant to seek asylum, as this would undermine their chances of finding protection in one of the EU Member States. The WHO Country Office for Serbia needed to address the challenges involved in providing health services to persons with an often unregulated legal status and in the context of limited financial and human resources of the national health system. Further difficulties included unmet hygienic, sanitary and health needs of persons voluntarily staying outside state shelters, and the cultural and language barriers preventing provision of health care.In line with the Strategy and action plan for refugee and migrant health laid down in the WHO European Region and resolution EUR/RC66/R6 of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, the intervention by the WHO Country Office for Serbia was focused on a coordination role supporting the establishment of a national coordination mechanism for health services which included all state actors as well as NGOs. Thus, the services provided by nongovernmental actors were included in the national public health system with the existing referral system. In parallel, development of Migrant Health Information System was supported, providing a surveillance and monitoring mechanism while further resources were mobilized through the United Nations and partners development framework to support public health services and capacitie
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