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A healthy start: a comparative analysis of health reception policies for asylum-seeking and refugee children in the Nordic countries

Policy documents 2020-02-12 17:12:53

This comparative overview examined policies and policy developments regarding the health reception of asylum-seeking and refugee children in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden during 1980 to 2018. In all four countries, health reception initiatives mainly focus on infectious disease control and acute health-care needs, with less consideration of mental health.

UNHCR Public health annual global overview 2018

Policy documents 2020-02-12 16:27:16

UNHCR aims to ensure that all refugees are able to fulfil their rights to access essential public health services. Its public health programmes are guided by the Global Strategy for Public Health 2014–2018, which works to ensure that all refugees are able to enjoy their rights to access four broad subsectors of public health services: (i) primary and secondary health care; (ii) HIV prevention, protection, care and treatment, and reproductive health services; (iii) food security and nutrition; and (iv) water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services.

Universal health coverage "leave no migrant behind"

Policy documents 2020-02-12 16:12:31

Migration is a social determinant of health. Throughout the migration process, migrants are exposed to a unique set of sociocultural, economic and environmental factors that may increase their risk of exposure to negative health outcomes, including communicable and noncommunicable diseases. Obstacles in accessing essential health care services include irregular immigration status, language barriers, discrimination, a lack of migrant-inclusive health policies and lack of affordable health services. Such disparities impact the well-being of migrant and host communities and undermine the realization of global health goals.