Public health equity in refugee situations

Public health equity in refugee situations

Addressing increasing concerns about public health equity in the context of violent conflict and the consequent forced displacement of populations is complex. Important operational questions now faced by humanitarian agencies can to some extent be clarified by reference to relevant ethical theory. Priorities of service delivery, the allocation choices, and the processes by which they are arrive...

Public Health Equity in Refugee and Other Displaced Persons Settings

The public health aspects of complex emergencies and refugee situations.

Populations affected by armed conflict have experienced severe public health consequences mediated by population displacement, food scarcity, and the collapse of basic health services, giving rise to the term complex humanitarian emergencies. These public health effects have been most severe in underdeveloped countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Refugees and internally displaced person...

Distributional Equity in Public Health Budget: Hormozgan Province and Neighbouring Regions

Distributional Equity in Public Health Budget: Hormozgan Province and Neighbouring Regions Ali Heyrani1* 1 MD, PhD, Assistant Professor Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran Abstract Equitable improvement in the health status of different regions is essential for the balanced and sustai...

Mandatory detention of refugee children: A public health issue?

1Department of Psychiatry, McGill University; 2Research Institute of the McGill University Health Institute, and CSSS de la Montagne, Montreal, Quebec Correspondence: Dr Rachel Kronick, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 1033 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1. Telephone 514-273-3800 ext 6593, fax 514-380-8147, e-mail [email protected] Accepted for publication Sept...