Exploring the key policies, players and innovations in refugee health. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/health/rss en Economy Education Health Integration Laws & Policy Refugee Voices Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:00:00 +0000 Dina Baslan, Izza Leghtas https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/10/11/we-need-to-help-jordans-other-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/10/11/we-need-to-help-jordans-other-refugees Help for refugees in Jordan is focused almost exclusively on Syrians. Researchers Izza Leghtas and Dina Baslan make a plea for Yemenis, Somalis and Sudanese not to be forgotten. Crises & Conflicts Health Integration Laws & Policy Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:10:00 +0000 Isma’il Kushkush https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/06/19/israels-only-refugee-mental-health-clinic-works-in-shadow-of-closure https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/06/19/israels-only-refugee-mental-health-clinic-works-in-shadow-of-closure The Gesher Clinic in Jaffa is down to opening nine hours a week despite the overwhelming need for mental healthcare. Its patients, many of whom survived Sinai torture camps, face an uncertain future. Crises & Conflicts Health Laws & Policy Solutions Fri, 18 May 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Leanne Tory-Murphy https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/05/18/sicilys-missing-migrant-detectives https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/05/18/sicilys-missing-migrant-detectives Meet the Italians driven by a sense of history and humanity to identify the refugees and migrants who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean. Health Innovation & Technology Integration Tue, 15 May 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Paul Spiegel https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/05/15/why-its-about-time-for-palliative-care-in-humanitarian-emergencies https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/05/15/why-its-about-time-for-palliative-care-in-humanitarian-emergencies In the first issue of the Humanitarian Health Digest, Paul Spiegel stresses the need to highlight the lack of palliative care in humanitarian emergencies. Both refugees and nationals with life-limiting illnesses need more dignified, cost-effective care, he argues. Crises & Conflicts Health Solutions Mon, 23 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Daniel Howden https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/04/23/why-journalists-covering-the-refugee-crisis-face-moral-injury https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/04/23/why-journalists-covering-the-refugee-crisis-face-moral-injury The refugee crisis saw many journalists confronted with trauma and hypocrisy on their home turf. Professor Anthony Feinstein discusses his latest work on the effects on those involved and their wider relevance. Crises & Conflicts Health Solutions Thu, 12 Apr 2018 04:20:00 +0000 Philippe Carr https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/04/12/south-sudanese-turn-to-suicide-to-escape-camp-constraints https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/04/12/south-sudanese-turn-to-suicide-to-escape-camp-constraints As the temporary camp in South Sudan’s troubled city of Malakal enters its fourth year, residents are taking their own lives. Philippe Carr from MSF recounts doctors’ efforts to instill some hope. Health Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:27:32 +0000 Neha Dixit https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/02/02/dust-snakes-and-smoke-rohingya-petition-for-basic-rights-in-india https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/02/02/dust-snakes-and-smoke-rohingya-petition-for-basic-rights-in-india India has not signed the U.N. Refugee Convention, leaving thousands of Rohingya refugees excluded from public health and nutrition programs. Now refugees are petitioning India’s Supreme Court for protection against deportation and to live in “humane conditions.” Crises & Conflicts Health Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:40:00 +0000 Iason Athanasiadis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/12/21/an-unbearable-wait-lone-children-struggle-on-greek-islands https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/12/21/an-unbearable-wait-lone-children-struggle-on-greek-islands An increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children and teenagers are stuck on the Greek island of Lesbos due to a shortage of shelter spaces in Greece. They’re growing angry and frustrated while facing a lengthy wait to be transferred to the mainland. Health Wed, 20 Dec 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Charlotte Alfred, Kim Bode, Zahra Asghar https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/12/20/9-experts-to-watch-on-mental-health-and-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/12/20/9-experts-to-watch-on-mental-health-and-refugees Most refugees live in countries with scant mental health resources, despite a growing body of research on how displacement impacts mental health. In this edition of our ‘Experts to Watch’ series, we look at some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in this field. Health Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:36:41 +0000 Mxolisi Ncube https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/12/06/south-africa-hospitals-accused-of-mistreating-pregnant-migrants-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/12/06/south-africa-hospitals-accused-of-mistreating-pregnant-migrants-2 Asylum seeker Francine Kalala is suing South Africa’s government, claiming that two hospitals turned her away while in labor – forcing her to give birth in a train station. Activists say the neglect and abuse she suffered are rife in the country’s healthcare system. Crises & Conflicts Health Solutions Fri, 17 Nov 2017 08:28:44 +0000 Katie Arnold https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/11/17/rohingya-volunteers-help-rape-survivors-find-solace-in-women-only-hubs https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/11/17/rohingya-volunteers-help-rape-survivors-find-solace-in-women-only-hubs In the Rohingya refugee camps of southern Bangladesh, women-only support centers run by volunteers offer a safe space for those who have survived violence during Myanmar’s brutal military campaign. Crises & Conflicts Health Tue, 14 Nov 2017 05:43:29 +0000 Barbie Latza Nadeau https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/11/14/i-watched-peoples-faces-turn-from-fear-to-peace-as-they-drowned https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/11/14/i-watched-peoples-faces-turn-from-fear-to-peace-as-they-drowned In this firsthand account of a day aboard the rescue ship Aquarius in the central Mediterranean, some lives are saved but others lost. Survivors testify to the diverse motives of migrants and the intense suffering on land in Libya. Crises & Conflicts Health Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:09:28 +0000 Sine Plambech https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/31/why-so-many-migrant-mothers-arrive-in-europe-pregnant https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/31/why-so-many-migrant-mothers-arrive-in-europe-pregnant Accusing migrant women of bringing ‘anchor babies’ to Europe misunderstands their journeys and motives, says researcher and anthropologist Sine Plambech. Understanding their real stories explains why so few are willing to return. Health Thu, 07 Sep 2017 09:15:31 +0000 Charlotte Alfred https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/07/spotlight-on-refugee-health-a-roundup https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/07/spotlight-on-refugee-health-a-roundup We collect the highlights of our special focus on refugee health, including a series of in-depth reports on pregnancy during exile and refugees in the medical field telling their own stories. Health Refugee Voices Wed, 06 Sep 2017 08:32:36 +0000 Dr. Ibrahim al-Masri https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/06/a-doctors-duty-is-not-disrupted-by-war https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/06/a-doctors-duty-is-not-disrupted-by-war Neither the Syrian war nor the severe restrictions of exile in Lebanon could keep Dr. Ibrahim al-Masri from his work. The Syrian doctor, now resettled in Canada, tells his story of fighting for the rights and health of refugees. Health Refugee Voices Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:28:45 +0000 Sayah Bogor https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/28/how-my-refugee-childhood-made-me-determined-to-defeat-disease https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/28/how-my-refugee-childhood-made-me-determined-to-defeat-disease Growing up in a refugee camp, Sayah Bogor saw that disease can be as deadly as war. It set her on a path of scientific study, medical research and of one day, she hopes, becoming a doctor. Now a 24-year-old refugee in the U.S., she describes her journey into medicine. Health Solutions Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:00:51 +0000 Anna Lamb https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/08/18/a-capitalist-approach-to-refugee-healthcare-in-the-u-s https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/08/18/a-capitalist-approach-to-refugee-healthcare-in-the-u-s A clinic for refugees in Colorado aims to provide an alternative model for refugee health services in the U.S. Its founder, P.J. Parmar, discusses his for-profit approach, Medicaid and the inefficiencies of the U.S. healthcare system. Crises & Conflicts Health Fri, 11 Aug 2017 03:00:53 +0000 Libby Hogan https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/11/karen-refugees-wary-of-return-to-myanmar-as-despair-rises-in-camps https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/11/karen-refugees-wary-of-return-to-myanmar-as-despair-rises-in-camps On the Thai-Myanmar border, refugees who fled one of the world’s longest civil wars live in limbo, with alarmingly high suicide rates. As their options for resettlement narrow, some are beginning to return to Myanmar and the challenges of reintegration. Crises & Conflicts Health Mon, 31 Jul 2017 09:41:26 +0000 Natalie Sikorski https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/07/31/people-with-disabilities-struggle-to-escape-carnage-in-south-sudan https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/07/31/people-with-disabilities-struggle-to-escape-carnage-in-south-sudan Decades of war in South Sudan have left high numbers of people with disabilities and many are unable to access aid or flee violence targeting civilians. Human Rights Watch’s Jonathan Pedneault discusses the need to protect displaced people with disabilities. Health Integration Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:50:05 +0000 Fariba Nawa https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/27/pregnant-afghans-grapple-with-irans-exemplary-refugee-healthcare https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/27/pregnant-afghans-grapple-with-irans-exemplary-refugee-healthcare Iran has been lauded for providing free healthcare or subsidized insurance to many Afghan refugees. Yet some 2 million undocumented Afghans have no such benefits and live in fear of debt and deportation. Health Solutions Mon, 24 Jul 2017 09:38:03 +0000 David Evangelista https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/07/24/on-the-margins-of-the-margins-refugees-with-intellectual-disabilities https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/07/24/on-the-margins-of-the-margins-refugees-with-intellectual-disabilities Refugees with intellectual disabilities are a largely forgotten and highly vulnerable group on the margins of the global displacement crisis. David Evangelista of the Special Olympics explains how the movement offers an alternative model for embracing refugees. Crises & Conflicts Health Laws & Policy Fri, 21 Jul 2017 09:00:49 +0000 Daniel Howden https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/21/politics-trumps-health-to-confine-asylum-seekers-to-greek-islands https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/21/politics-trumps-health-to-confine-asylum-seekers-to-greek-islands Pressure from the E.U. to cap the number of refugees and migrants allowed to leave the islands has broken the system meant to identify torture victims and other vulnerable cases. Health Mon, 17 Jul 2017 05:18:20 +0000 Amy Fallon https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/17/bidi-bidis-babies-giving-birth-in-the-worlds-largest-refugee-camp-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/17/bidi-bidis-babies-giving-birth-in-the-worlds-largest-refugee-camp-2 In the world’s largest refugee camp, giving birth can be a real challenge. But maternal mortality at Bidi Bidi in Uganda is low, and women often report better delivery conditions than they received at home. Amy Fallon reports for our series ‘Refugee Mothers: Pregnancy in Exile.’ Health Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:26:56 +0000 Tania Karas https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/07/for-refugees-in-lebanon-giving-birth-comes-at-a-high-price https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/07/for-refugees-in-lebanon-giving-birth-comes-at-a-high-price Despite Lebanon’s relatively advanced healthcare system, pregnancy and childbirth are fraught with danger and unaffordable costs for Syrians, reports Tania Karas for our series “Refugee Mothers: Pregnancy in Exile.” Health Refugee Voices Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:28:49 +0000 Amy Fallon https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/07/05/how-ugandas-refugee-woman-of-the-year-gives-voice-to-the-voiceless https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/07/05/how-ugandas-refugee-woman-of-the-year-gives-voice-to-the-voiceless Bella Nshimirimana, a social worker from Burundi, was recently named Uganda’s ‘Refugee Woman of the Year.’ She spoke to Refugees Deeply about the challenges for refugees in the capital Kampala and the discrimination refugees face accessing health services. Health Integration Solutions Wed, 05 Jul 2017 10:29:08 +0000 Lenio Capsaskis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/07/05/integrating-refugees-can-strengthen-greeces-health-system https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/07/05/integrating-refugees-can-strengthen-greeces-health-system Health focus and funding in Greece needs to shift from an emergency response centered on NGOs, toward building a more comprehensive and inclusive national health system, argues Chatham House’s Lenio Capsaskis. Health Mon, 19 Jun 2017 05:00:40 +0000 Paul Spiegel https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/06/19/fixing-a-broken-humanitarian-system-that-is-failing-refugees-health https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/06/19/fixing-a-broken-humanitarian-system-that-is-failing-refugees-health In an excerpt from The Lancet, refugee health expert Paul Spiegel argues that the humanitarian system is broken and urges wholesale reform, outlining four ways that humanitarians need to change to be equipped for future public health action in crises. Health Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:12:06 +0000 Kim Bode, Charlotte Alfred https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/08/11-experts-to-watch-on-refugee-health https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/08/11-experts-to-watch-on-refugee-health The complex health needs of the world’s growing displaced population pose major challenges for refugee communities, aid workers and international and national health systems. We look at some of the leading thinkers on refugee health for our “Experts to Watch” series. Crises & Conflicts Health Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:20:30 +0000 Natasha Bluth https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/02/volunteers-ease-the-pain-for-ukraines-forgotten-displaced https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/02/volunteers-ease-the-pain-for-ukraines-forgotten-displaced Three years into the war in Ukraine, international attention and aid to displaced people has waned. In an area near the war zone, Natasha Bluth reports on volunteer groups trying to fill gaps in support for one of the world’s largest internally displaced populations. Health Mon, 29 May 2017 04:27:33 +0000 Marni Sommer https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/05/29/how-periods-make-life-complicated-for-women-and-girl-refugees-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/05/29/how-periods-make-life-complicated-for-women-and-girl-refugees-2 For millions of girls and women, menstruation is a burden. Here’s why helping displaced and poor women and girls with their periods is a way to show them proper respect.