Infectious disease health services for refugees and asylum seekers during a time of crisis: A scoping study of six European Union countries

Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Mariya Samuilova, Roumyana Petrova-Benedict, Enrico Girardi, Pierluca Piselli and Alexander Kentikelenis

Health Policy, 2019, vol. 123, issue 9, 882-887

Abstract: Systematic information on infectious disease services provided to refugees and asylum seekers in the European Union (EU) is sparse. We conducted a scoping study of experts in six EU countries in order to map health system responses related to infectious disease prevention and control among refugees and asylum seekers.

Keywords: Infectious disease prevention and control; Migration; Asylum seekers; Refugees; Health policy and systems research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.04.003

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