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dc.date.accessioned2020-04-17T13:34:29Z
dc.date.available2020-04-17T13:34:29Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-17
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.who.int/publications-detail/preparedness-prevention-and-control-of-coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)-for-refugees-and-migrants-in-non-camp-settingsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/1063
dc.description.abstractBackground: Most refugeesa and migrantsb live in individual and communal accommodations in cities, towns, industrial and urban areas. They face similar health threats from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as their host populations. However, due to the conditions of their migratory journeys, limited employment opportunities, overcrowded and poor living and working conditions with inadequate access to food, water, sanitation, and other basic services, refugees and migrants may have specific vulnerabilities. Many migrants are often excluded from national programmes for health promotion, disease prevention, treatment and care, as well as from financial protection schemes for health and social services. This exclusion makes early detection, testing, diagnosis, contact tracing and seeking care for COVID-19 difficult for refugees and migrants thus increasing the risk of outbreaks in these populations, and that such outbreaks may go unchecked or even actively concealed. These conditions present an additional threat to public health...en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.titlePreparedness, prevention and control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for refugees and migrants in non-camp settings. Interim guidance, 17 April 2020en_US
eihealth.countryGlobal (WHO/OMS)en_US
eihealth.categoryInfection prevention and control, including health care workers protectionen_US
eihealth.categoryInternational traffic and points of entryen_US
eihealth.typeWHO / PAHO Guidanceen_US
eihealth.maincategoryProtect Health Care Workers / Proteger la Salud de los Trabajadoresen_US
eihealth.maincategorySlow Spread / Reducir la Dispersiónen_US
dc.contributor.corporatenameWorld Health Organizationen_US


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