DHS Working Papers No. 125
Harm Reduction Journal (2016) 13:28
DOI 10.1186/s12954-016-0118-x
The most frequent health problems of newly arrived refugees and migrants include accidental injuries, hypothermia, burns, gastrointestinal illnesses, cardiovascular events, pregnancy- and delivery-related complications, diabetes and hypertension. Female refugees and migrants frequently face specific... challenges, particularly in maternal, newborn and child health, sexual and reproductive health, and violence. The exposure of refugees and migrants to the risks associated with population movements – psychosocial disorders, reproductive health problems, higher newborn mortality, drug abuse, nutrition disorders, alcoholism and exposure to violence – increase their vulnerability to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
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Pre-Publication draft version. Lat reviewed on 7th July 2017
Report of a mission 20–24 April 2015
Tune into Kids | UNICEF |
United and proud for the next generation
Over 2 million children worldwide are living with HIV infection and 95% reside in sub-Saharan Africa with the majority infected through mother-to-child transmission. Infected children have a high mortality with 50% dying by 2 years of age. Their clinical presentation includes common childhood infect...ions, opportunistic infections and conditions associated with HIV/AIDS immune suppression.
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Document No. : FDA/SMC/SMD/GL-RAR/2013/01