The state of the world's refugees: Adapting health responses to urban environments

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 673-674

  Guterres, António ^a   Spiegel, Paul ^a  

^a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REFUGEE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SHORT SURVEY; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; STATISTICS; UNITED NATIONS;

ALTRUISM; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; REFUGEES; UNITED NATIONS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84865079285     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/2012.jama.10161     Document Type: Short Survey

References (9)

1. UNHCR global trends 2011: a year of crises. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. http://www.unhcr.org/4fd6f87f9.html. Accessed July 25, 2012.
2. Mali displacement expands, UNHCR appeals for $35.6 million. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. http://www.unhcr.org/4f4771b69.html. Accessed July 25, 2012.
3. Spiegel PB, Checchi F, Colombo S, Paik E. Health-care needs of people affected by conflict: future trends and changing frameworks. Lancet. 2010;375 (9711):341-345.
4. Political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. United Nations General Assembly. http://www.who.int/nmh/events/un-ncd-summit2011/political- declaration-en.pdf. Accessed July 25, 2012.
5. Mateen FJ, Carone M, Al-Saedy H, et al. Medical conditions among Iraqi refugees in Jordan: data from the United Nations Refugee Assistance Information System. Bull World Health Organ. 2012;90(6):444-451.
6. Mowafi H, Spiegel P. The Iraqi refugee crisis: familiar problems and new challenges. JAMA. 2008;299(14):1713-1715.
7. UNHCR's principles and guidance for referral health care for refugees and other persons of concern. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/4c1726e82.pdf. Accessed July 25, 2012.
8. Leaning J, Spiegel P, Crisp J. Public health equity in refugee situations. Confl Health. 2011;5:6.
9. A guidance note on health insurance schemes for refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. http://www.unhcr.org/4f7d4cb1342.pdf. Accessed July 25, 2012.