The refugee health passport: a portable medical history tool that
                        facilitates communication for newly arrived refugees in
                        interpretation-limited, acute care settings

Martel, N.; Franco-Lopez, H.D.; Snyder, Erin D.; Cheskey, S.; Fruchter, L.; Ahrari, A.; Farren-Dai, L.; Gruner, Doug; Pottie, Kevin

doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2015.02.765

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“…9,10 Continuity of care for people with NCDs in emergencies can be enhanced by advance provision of individually written plans for self-management, emphasising the importance of an up-to-date medication list and familiarity with community emergency preparedness plans. 11 The current European refugee crisis highlights the importance of patient-held documents 12,13 for the provision of crucial and standardised medical information that can be easily shared with providers.…”

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Care of non-communicable diseases in emergencies

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Section: Actions Towards Better Ncd Care Mitigation and Preparednessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Care of non-communicable diseases in emergencies

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“…For example, the UNHCR requires health screenings, but the mental health component could be strengthened so that any premigration or pre-resettlement need for psychiatric care could be factored into the choice of transit or destination country. Proposals consistent with this include the idea of a “health passport” for refugees ( 258 ). There are some precedents for this type of approach, such as the electronic health records system used by UNRWA for Palestinian refugees in several countries ( 259 ).…”

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Refugee Mental Health, Global Health Policy, and the Syrian Crisis

Cratsley

Brooks

Mackey

2021

Front. Public Health

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The most recent global refugee figures are staggering, with over 82.4 million people forcibly displaced and 26.4 million registered refugees. The ongoing conflict in Syria is a major contributor. After a decade of violence and destabilization, over 13.4 million Syrians have been displaced, including 6.7 million internally displaced persons and 6.7 million refugees registered in other countries. Beyond the immediate political and economic challenges, an essential component of any response to this humanitarian crisis must be health-related, including policies and interventions specific to mental health. This policy and practice review addresses refugee mental health in the context of the Syrian crisis, providing an update and overview of the current situation while exploring new initiatives in mental health research and global health policy that can help strengthen and expand services. Relevant global health policy frameworks are first briefly introduced, followed by a short summary of recent research on refugee mental health. We then provide an update on the current status of research, service provision, and health policy in the leading destinations for Syrians who have been forcibly displaced. This starts within Syria and then turns to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Germany. Finally, several general recommendations are discussed, including the pressing need for more data at each phase of migration, the expansion of integrated mental health services, and the explicit inclusion and prioritization of refugee mental health in national and global health policy.

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