Refugee health

A hospital in a camp for refugees of the Nigerian-Biagfran Civil War, late 1960s (CDC)

Refugee health is the field of study on the health effects experienced by people who have been displaced into another country or even to another part of the world, as a result of unsafe circumstances such as war or persecution. People who have been displaced can be affected by infectious diseases or some chronic diseases that are uncommon in the country in which they eventually settle. Mental health is an important consideration and can greatly impact people who are displaced. The health status of refugee's can be tied to factors such as the person who migrated's geographic origin, conditions of refugee camps or urban settings where they lived, and personal, physical, and psychological conditions of the person, either pre-existing or acquired while traveling from their homeland to a camp or eventually to their new home.[1]

  1. ^ Palinkas LA, Pickwell SM, Brandstein K, Clark TJ, Hill LL, Moser RJ, Osman A (January 2003). "The journey to wellness: stages of refugee health promotion and disease prevention". Journal of Immigrant Health. 5 (1): 19–28. doi:10.1023/A:1021048112073. PMID 14512755. S2CID 31832913.