Handbook of Refugee Health

Dr Miriam Orcutt (MBBS, MSc), Lead Editor, is a Senior Research Fellow in Forced Migration and Health at the Institute for Global Health, University College London, a humanitarian consultant, and trained physician.Dr Clare Shortall (BSc MBBS MRCPCH DMCC DTMH MSc) is a Health Adviser for Première Urgence Internationale (PUI), France.Dr Sarah Walpole (BSc, MBChB, MRCP, PG Cert, MSc(Res), DTM&H) is currently working as a Specialist Registrar in Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine in the North East of England Deanery.Dr Aula Abbara MBBS DTMH MD(Res) is a consultant in Infectious Diseases/ General Internal Medicine at Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, London and an Honorary Researcher at Imperial College.Dr Sylvia Garry (BA BMBCh MRCPCH DTMH MSc (PH) MFPH) is a Public Health Registrar in North London in the National Health Service (NHS).Dr Rita Issa BSc MBBS DTMPH is an Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice in London.Sir Professor Alimuddin Zumla GCDS., MD., MSc., PhD., FRCP(Lond)., FRCP(Edin)., FRCPath., FAAS.,FRSB., is Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health in the Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London; and is Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. He serves as visiting Professor at several institutions in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (MBBS, DPH, MSc, PhD, FFPH, FRCPE, FRCP.,FMedSci) is Director of the University College London Institute for Global Health (IGH) and Chair of Lancet Migration, and previously of the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health. He is an NIHR Senior Investigator and honorary professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

• Table of ContentsPART ONE: PUBLIC HEALTH THEORYIntroduction1. The global reality: forced migration and health1.1 Introduction to migration and global health1.2 Forced migration and global health governance1.3 Why are people forced to displace and seek refuge?2. International standards, humanitarian principles and forced migration2.1 Refugee health policy, international standards and humanitarian principles2.2 The right to health for forced migrants3. Refugee health needs and response3.1 Health needs of refugees and internally displaced persons in camp settings3.2 Health cluster coordination mechanism3.3 The needs of migrants in transit3.4 Lived experiences of refugees and accessing services in a host country3.5 Cultural competency and cultural adjustment of servicesPART 2: APPLIED PUBLIC HEALTHIntroduction4. Health needs assessments in the context of forced displacement5. Mainstreaming refugee health5.1 Providing healthcare in protracted refugee situations: a health system-strengthening approach5.2 Health policy and advocacy to improve the health of forced migrants5.3 Considerations in the initial healthcare assessment for new arrivals5.4 Facilitating access to healthcare6. Safeguarding and supporting vulnerable groupsIntroduction6.1 Protecting and supporting children on the move6.2 Sexual and reproductive health, maternity and newborns6.3 Gender-based violence and migration6.4 Trafficking6.5 Disability6.6 Older people6.7 Detention7. The humanitarian practitioner7.1 The professional humanitarian practitioner7.2 Personal ethics in humanitarian practice7.3 Resilience and mental health7.4 Ongoing education and maintaining competencies7.5 Managing team dynamics and effective communication7.6 Accountability and sustainabilityPART 3: CLINICAL CHAPTERSIntroduction8. Emergency Scenarios8.1 An approach to medical emergencies in forced displacement settings8.2 Triage8.3 Specific Emergency Conditions in Forced Displacement Settings 9. Communicable diseases9.1 Communicable diseases9.2 Surveillance systems9.3 Sepsis9.4 Respiratory infections9.5 Gastrointestinal infections9.6 Urinary tract infections, genital ulcers and syphilis9.7 Central nervous system infections9.8 HIV and its complications and needlestick injuries9.9 Tropical, subtropical and vaccine preventable infections, including malaria9.10 Skin, soft tissue and bone infections10. Mental health and psychosocial support10.1 Mental health and psychosocial support10.2 Mental health: clinical issues10.3 Culture and context in refugee mental health10.4 Support for humanitarian workers11. Non-communicable diseases11.1 Non-communicable diseases11.2 Cardiovascular diseases11.3 Endocrine diseases11.4 Gastrointestinal diseases11.5 Nephrology11.6 Neurological diseases11.7 Respiratory diseases11.8 Oncology12. Palliative care13. Paediatrics13.1 General assessment of children and young people13.2 Management of the sick child13.3 Neonatal care13.4 Management of common illness13.5 The child with a fever or a rash13.6 Specific infections in children14. Sexual and reproductive health14.1 Sexual and reproductive health in forced migration14.2 Identification, management and prevention of sexually transmitted infections14.3 Gynaecology, fertility and family planning14.4 Pregnancy, delivery and postpartum14.5 Sexual and gender-based violence15. Care of survivors of torture, gender-based violence and trafficking

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