ReviewCurrent tropical medicine reports2021
Refugee Health During COVID-19 and Future Pandemics.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Psychological wellbeing of Italian students and clinical assessment tools at university counseling services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Health policy and health system experiences of forcibly displaced populations: a scoping review of qualitative evidence.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Community health assets and refugee wellbeing: Qualitative evidence across mental health, disability inclusion, end-of-life care, and women's health - A global scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Discrimination and intersecting inequities to healthcare access among refugee newcomers in the United States.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
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- Spreading of SARS-CoV-2 among adult asylum seekers in refugee community shelters in Lübeck, Germany between 2020 and 2022: a mixed-cohort observational and repeated cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- Barriers and drivers to COVID-19 protective behaviours of forcibly displaced myanmar nationals (FDMN)/ rohingya refugees in Cox's bazar, Bangladesh: A scoping review.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- COVID-19, migrants, and world large urban areas: a thematic policy brief.Journal of public health policy · 2024Review
- Intersecting realities: Exploring the nexus between armed conflicts in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Global Health.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Article
- SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance of migrants arriving to Europe through the Mediterranean routes.Journal of global health · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Kakuma Refugee Camp Complex, Kenya, 2020-2021Emerging infectious diseases · 2024Review
- Perceptions and Experiences of Inequity for Women of Refugee Background Having a Baby during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Melbourne, Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Barriers to and Recommendations for Equitable Access to Healthcare for Migrants and Refugees in Aotearoa, New Zealand: An Integrative Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2024Review
- Enhancing the health and well-being of international students: insights from changes in their lifestyle post-COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Myanmar migrants living along the Thailand-Myanmar border: Experiences related to pandemic and migration decisions.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- Experiences of American Health Departments, Health Systems, and Community Organizations in COVID-19 Vaccine Provision for Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Communities.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Vulnerability of migrant women during disasters: a scoping review of the literature.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- A Mobile-Based Preventive Intervention for Young, Arabic-Speaking Asylum Seekers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: Design and Implementation.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Characteristics and Outcomes of ICU Patients Without COVID-19 Infection-Pandemic Versus Nonpandemic Times: A Population-Based Cohort Study.Critical care explorations · 2023Article
- Health and well-being of refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, and internally displaced persons under COVID-19: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis 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
findingsMany 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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