Key Dimensions for the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases in Institutional Settings: A Scoping Review to Guide the Development of a Tool to Strengthen Preparedness at Migrant Holding Centres in the EU/EEA

Flavia Riccardo, Jonathan E. Suk, Laura Espinosa, Antonino Bella, Cristina Giambi, Martina Del Manso, Christian Napoli, Maria Grazia Dente, Gloria Nacca and Silvia Declich
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Flavia Riccardo: European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, (ECDC), Solna 169 73, Sweden
Jonathan E. Suk: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, (ECDC), Solna 169 73, Sweden
Laura Espinosa: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, (ECDC), Solna 169 73, Sweden
Antonino Bella: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome 00161, Italy
Cristina Giambi: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome 00161, Italy
Martina Del Manso: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome 00161, Italy
Christian Napoli: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome 00161, Italy
Maria Grazia Dente: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome 00161, Italy
Gloria Nacca: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome 00161, Italy
Silvia Declich: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome 00161, Italy

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-16

Abstract: Migrant centres, as other institutions hosting closed or semi-open communities, may face specific challenges in preventing and controlling communicable disease transmission, particularly during times of large sudden influx. However, there is dearth of evidence on how to prioritise investments in aspects such as human resources, medicines and vaccines, sanitation and disinfection, and physical infrastructures to prevent/control communicable disease outbreaks. We analysed frequent drivers of communicable disease transmission/issues for outbreak management in institutions hosting closed or semi-open communities, including migrant centres, and reviewed existing assessment tools to guide the development of a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) checklist tool to strengthen preparedness against communicable disease outbreaks in migrant centres. Among articles/reports focusing specifically on migrant centres, outbreaks through multiple types of disease transmission were described as possible/occurred. Human resources and physical infrastructure were the dimensions most frequently identified as crucial for preventing and mitigating outbreaks. This review also recognised a lack of common agreed standards to guide and assess preparedness activities in migrant centres, thereby underscoring the need for a capacity-oriented ECDC preparedness checklist tool.

Keywords: migrant health; preparedness; communicable diseases (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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