In May 1993 in France, Doctors without Borders, Epicentre, and INSERM met to develop a practical protocol for treatment of severely malnourished children in refugee camps and to discuss use of WHO's oral rehydration solution (ORS) for treating the children who may be dehydrated. The suggested treatment formula for catch-up growth for severely malnourished children is 80 gm dried skimmed milk; ...

Some of refugees, who were forced to move out from a home country due to political or religious conflicts, war or natural or manmade disasters, resettle in another country. Resettlement in another country is challenging as refugees suffer from a number of mental and physical health problems. Under the Refugee Act of 1980, the United State (US) governments provide medical assistance as well as f...

BACKGROUND The risk of poor maternal and perinatal outcomes in high-income countries such as Australia is greatest for those experiencing extreme social and economic disadvantage. Australian data show that women of refugee background have higher rates of stillbirth, fetal death in utero and perinatal mortality compared with Australian born women. Policy and health system responses to such inequ...

CONTEXT Learning problems are common, affecting up to 1 in 10 children. Refugee children may have cumulative risk for educational disadvantage, but there is limited information on learning in this population. OBJECTIVE To review the evidence on educational outcomes and learning problems in refugee children and to describe their major risk and resource factors. DATA SOURCES Medline, Embase, ...

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OBJECTIVES To document the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the refugee population settling in Western Australia from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2009 and make recommendations for future screening for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in the refugee population. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS A prevalence and quality assurance study of 2610 refugees aged 15 years and older wh...

Corresponding author: Reza Rostami, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, P. O. Box 13145-1485, Iran. Tel: +98 21 61117477 Fax: +98 21 88988939 E-mail: [email protected] Objective: Wars' stress and violence can have tremendous effects on children's and adolescents' health and general well being; it may result in patterns of bio-psychosocial problems. The goal o...

Gnathostoma spinigerum is an uncommonly encountered parasite, even in a practice such as ours, which hosts a Traveler's Clinic and provides care for a relatively large Southeast Asian population. Gnathostomiasis is most commonly reported in Asia, particularly Thailand and J apan.1 N onetheless, gnathostomiasis is a potentially serious, even life-threatening, parasitosis that can be seen in any ...

Lead is a toxic metal that damages blood cells, the kidneys, the cardiovascular system, and the developing nervous system. The risk for lead exposure causing subsequent cognitive and neurobehavioral deficits is especially high among toddlers because of their hand-to-mouth activities and their higher absorption of ingested lead compared with adults. In January 2013, the New Mexico Department of ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of selected chronic diseases among newly arrived refugee patients and to explore associations with key demographic factors. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Primary care clinic for refugee patients in Toronto, Ont. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1063 refugee patients rostered at the clinic from December 2011 to June 2014. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES De...