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WOMEN, WASH & COVID-19: THE ‘BURDENS OF’ AND ‘OPPORTUNITIES FOR’ THE VULNERABLE

July 15, 2020
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As water-bearers and care-providers, women and girls carry the burden of fulfilling water needs of their households. Water collection often exposes women to attacks from wild animals, sexual assault and severe health outcomes (Pommells et al., 2018). In 2017, more than 140 million peo
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AN OVERVIEW OF MIGRANT WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES OF PERINATAL CARE SERVICES IN EUROPE

July 01, 2020
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Due to political and economic hardship, migration to Europe is growing progressively (World Health Organization, 2018) impacting on population development and cultural diversity with its increased demand on health and social care in the host countries. A considerable proportion of mig
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HEALTH AND CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING

November 12, 2019
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This article focuses on the health consequences of children that have been primarily trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. It begins by providing a definition of trafficking, and making a distinction between trafficking and smuggling. It then overviews the main health con
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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AMONG DISPLACED POPULATIONS

October 23, 2019
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among displaced populations in the aftermath of mass atrocities[1] Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most widely reported psychological disorders among refugees[2], asylum-seekers[3] and internally displaced persons (IDPs)[4]. Th
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RESIGNATION SYNDROME

October 17, 2019
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As of January 1, 2014, the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare has identified “resignation syndrome” as a new type of condition that can be given an official diagnosis (Sallin et al., 2016). Resignation syndrome has been defined as: “a disorder predominantly affecting psychol
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HEPATITIS AND MIGRATION

October 01, 2019
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Introduction The word ‘hepatitis’ literally means inflammation of the liver. An inflammation of the liver can be triggered by several causes, which may be infectious or non-infectious in nature. Most frequently, hepatitis is infectious in nature and caused by viruses (CDC, 2018). This
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HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS

October 01, 2019
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Access to health care encompasses three core dimensions – accessibility, affordability and acceptability (WHO, 2013), all of which describe the fit between patients and the health system (Penchansky & Thomas, 1981) with regards to their potential and actual use of health services to a
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DIABETES TYPE 2 AND MIGRATION

October 01, 2019
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Type 2 diabetes, also known as non-insulin dependent or adult-onset diabetes, is a result of the body’s inability to use the insulin it produces. Type 2 diabetes comprises the majority of people with diabetes around the world and is a growing global epidemic. It is estimated that the
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DEMENTIA AMONG MIGRANT POPULATIONS

October 01, 2019
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Dementia is a progressive decline of mental functions. It affects memory, thinking ability, behaviour, and emotions (Dening & Sandilyan, 2015), and it is commonly manifested with age. Due to the increasing number of people ageing outside their country of origin, dementia is an emergin
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DIABETES TYPE 1 AND MIGRATION

September 25, 2019
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Introduction Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic noncommunicable disease, with a usual onset in childhood and adolescence (Boman et al., 2017). The condition is characterised by the destruction of pancreatic β-cells, which are responsible for the production of insulin – a hor
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AGEING AND MIGRATION

September 25, 2019
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According to projections elaborated by the United Nations (UN), the proportion of the world population over 60 years of age will nearly double between 2015-2050, rising from 12% to 22% (UN, 2015). At the same time, due to migration, the number of older persons ageing outside their cou
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ROTAVIRUS AND MIGRATION

September 25, 2019
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Worldwide, rotavirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and the intestines, in children up to five years of age. Within this age group, rotavirus was estimated to cause 120,000 to 215,000 deaths per year globally in 2017 (Clark et al., 2017).
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HEALTH AND FEMALE TRAFFICKING

July 22, 2019
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When the UN introduced the United Nationals Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children in 2000 , human trafficking was largely seen as a security, migration and a human rights issue. Today, it is increasingly seen as a public health
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