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• Select The refugee establishment in Greece of modern times: Institutional and urban tools for the spatial management

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  The refugee establishment in Greece of modern times: Institutional and urban tools for the spatial management

  Author:Eleni G. GavraFrom:Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management (Vol. 12, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 1, 20173,898 words Report 1740LAbstract The problem of housing in refugee Greece of modern times was recognized, admittedly, as the primary and urgent matter. This significance, moreover, emerged as a logical consequence of the successive and...
• Select Neonatal mortality burden and trends in UNHCR refugee camps, 2006-2017: a retrospective analysis

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  Neonatal mortality burden and trends in UNHCR refugee camps, 2006-2017: a retrospective analysis

  Authors:Hannah Tappis, Marwa Ramadan, Josep Vargas, Vincent Kahi, Heiko Hering, Catrin Schulte-Hillen, et al.From:BMC Public Health (Vol. 21, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 22, 20214,110 words Report 1710LBackground More than 100 million people were forcibly displaced over the last decade, including millions of refugees displaced across international borders. Although refugee health and well-being has gained...
• Select Outbreak of chickenpox in a refugee camp of northern Thailand

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  Outbreak of chickenpox in a refugee camp of northern Thailand

  Authors:Yusuke Shimakawa, Olivier Camelique, and Koya AriyoshiFrom:Conflict and Health (Vol. 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 22, 20101,628 words Report Although chickenpox is a generally mild, self-limited illness of children, it can cause fatal disease in adults. Accumulating reports from tropical countries showed a high prevalence of seronegativity among the adults,...
• Select Soap is not enough: handwashing practices and knowledge in refugee camps, Maban County, South Sudan

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  Soap is not enough: handwashing practices and knowledge in refugee camps, Maban County, South Sudan

  Authors:Raina M Phillips, Jelena Vujcic, Andrew Boscoe, Thomas Handzel, Mark Aninyasi, Susan T Cookson, et al.From:Conflict and Health (Vol. 9, Issue 37) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20, 20154,725 words Report 1430LBackground Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions. Handwashing with soap removes pathogens from hands and reduces disease risk. A...
• Select Ethical issues in research involving minority populations: the process and outcomes of protocol review by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand

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  Ethical issues in research involving minority populations: the process and outcomes of protocol review by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand

  Authors:Pornpimon Adams, Waranya Wongwit, Krisana Pengsaa, Srisin Khusmith, Wijitr Fungladda, Warissara Chaiyaphan, et al.From:BMC Medical Ethics (Vol. 14, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 11, 20136,855 words Report 1540LBackground Recruiting minorities into research studies requires special attention, particularly when studies involve "extra-vulnerable" participants with multiple vulnerabilities, e.g., pregnant women, the...
• Select Towards attaining the recommended Humanitarian Sphere Standards of sanitation in Bidibidi refugee camp found in Yumbe District, Uganda.

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  Towards attaining the recommended Humanitarian Sphere Standards of sanitation in Bidibidi refugee camp found in Yumbe District, Uganda.

  Authors:Zaitun Bako, Alex Barakagira, and Ameria NabukondeFrom:Journal of International Humanitarian Action (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20216,658 words Article 1550LAdequate sanitation is one of the most important aspects of community well-being. It reduces the rates of morbidity and severity of various diseases like diarrhea, dysentery, and typhoid among others. A study about...
• Select Job satisfaction among Syrian healthcare workers in refugee health centres.

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  Job satisfaction among Syrian healthcare workers in refugee health centres.

  Authors:Monica Zikusooka, Omur Cinar Elci, and Habibe üzdemirFrom:Human Resources for Health (Vol. 19, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 14, 20214,530 words Report 1400LBackground Achieving universal health coverage is subject to the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of health workers. Countries that host refugees and migrants, such as Turkey, must strengthen the...
• Select Refugee-led socio-spatial organization in Al Baqa'a camp, Jordan.

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  Refugee-led socio-spatial organization in Al Baqa'a camp, Jordan.

  Author:Rania AburamadanFrom:City, Territory and Architecture (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 12, 20228,095 words Article 1460LThe increase in refugee numbers is an increasingly important concern globally. Many countries in different regions have been accommodating refugees by providing temporary shelters made from ineffective and inadequate...
• Select Meeting the health needs of refugees and immigrants: Language and cultural barriers contribute to the challenge of caring for refugees, who bring to the United States health risks, needs, and diseases that may be unfamiliar. (Cover Article)

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  Meeting the health needs of refugees and immigrants: Language and cultural barriers contribute to the challenge of caring for refugees, who bring to the United States health risks, needs, and diseases that may be unfamiliar. (Cover Article)

  Author:Elizabeth GoodridgeFrom:JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20023,575 words Article The United States, a nation comprised primarily of immigrants and their descendants, remains the final destination for tens of thousands of new immigrants each year. Many arrive illegally, while others have applied for...
• Select Tuberculosis (TB) in the refugee camps in Ethiopia: trends of case notification, profile, and treatment outcomes, 2014 to 2017.

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  Tuberculosis (TB) in the refugee camps in Ethiopia: trends of case notification, profile, and treatment outcomes, 2014 to 2017.

  Authors:Tsegay Legesse, Goitom Admenur, Selemawit Gebregzabher, Eyob Woldegebriel, Bexabeh Fantahun, Yemane Tsegay, et al.From:BMC Infectious Diseases (Vol. 21, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 3, 20215,979 words Report 1530LBackground Severity of TB increases in refugee populations. Monitoring TB case notification and treatment outcomes are essential to improve the effectiveness of TB programs. This study aimed to investigate trends in TB...
• Select "We need good nutrition but we have no money to buy food": sociocultural context, care experiences, and newborn health in two UNHCR-supported camps in South Sudan

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  "We need good nutrition but we have no money to buy food": sociocultural context, care experiences, and newborn health in two UNHCR-supported camps in South Sudan

  Authors:Stephanie Gee, Josep Vargas, and Angel M. FosterFrom:BMC International Health and Human Rights (Vol. 18, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 12, 20186,921 words Report 1470LBackground Determinants of newborn health and survival exist across the reproductive life cycle, with many sociocultural and contextual factors influencing outcomes beyond the availability of, and access to, quality...
• Select Survivre dans un camp de refugies: entre reel et symbolique (note de recherche).

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  Survivre dans un camp de refugies: entre reel et symbolique (note de recherche).

  Authors:Roxane Caron and Dominique DamantFrom:Anthropologie et Societés (Vol. 38, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20147,916 words Article RÉSUMÉ S'appuyant sur les résultats d'une recherche qualitative portant sur l'expérience d'exil de Palestiniennes vivant dans un camp de réfugiés au Liban, cette note de recherche propose une réflexion sur le...
• Select Social and geographic inequalities in water, sanitation and hygiene access in 21 refugee camps and settlements in Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and Zimbabwe.

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  Social and geographic inequalities in water, sanitation and hygiene access in 21 refugee camps and settlements in Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and Zimbabwe.

  Authors:Alhelí Calderón-Villarreal, Ryan Schweitzer, and Georgia KayserFrom:International Journal for Equity in Health (Vol. 21, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 19, 20228,250 words Report 1470LIntroduction Many refugees face challenges accessing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. However, there is limited literature on WASH access for refugee populations, including for menstrual health services....
• Select Chaos in the camps: the flood of refugees from Rwanda included both innocent victims and ruthless killers. Although U.N. supported and supplied, from the beginning the camps in Zaire were ruled by thugs. (The Uprooted)

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  Chaos in the camps: the flood of refugees from Rwanda included both innocent victims and ruthless killers. Although U.N. supported and supplied, from the beginning the camps in Zaire were ruled by thugs. (The Uprooted)

  Author:Howard AdelmanFrom:Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (Vol. 58, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  November-December 20022,694 words Article BEFORE 1990, VERY FEW INDIVIDUALS OUTside Africa were familiar with Rwanda, let alone had any expertise on the country. Those familiar with Rwanda knew only that it was the place where you could find mountain gorillas...
• Select Asylum seekers attempt mass entrance. (Dateline Migration: International)

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  Asylum seekers attempt mass entrance. (Dateline Migration: International)

  From:Migration World MagazinePeer-Reviewed

  January-February 2002250 words Brief article Over 500 asylum seekers being detained in a Red Cross refugee camp at Coquelles, Prance, near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel, stormed into the Channel, with French authorities in pursuit, and, as it turned out,...
• Select Afghan refugee women of Kot Chandna

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  Afghan refugee women of Kot Chandna

  Author:Atta ur Rehman SheikhFrom:Anthropology of the Middle East (Vol. 1, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20067,176 words Article 1400LIntroduction Afghan society represents a wide spectrum of tribal and ethnic groups with generally strong patriarchal norms. Given this patriarchal structure, coupled with the predominant tribal value system, the...
• Select Research from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Reveals New Findings on Epidemiology and Community Health (Gender-based violence and its association with mental health among Somali women in a Kenyan refugee camp: a latent class ...)

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  Research from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Reveals New Findings on Epidemiology and Community Health (Gender-based violence and its association with mental health among Somali women in a Kenyan refugee camp: a latent class ...)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Nov. 21, 2020514 words Report 1490L2020 NOV 21 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Investigators publish new report on Epidemiology - Epidemiology and Community Health. According to news originating from...
• Select States of impunity: Bhutanese refugee camps in Nepal

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  States of impunity: Bhutanese refugee camps in Nepal

  Authors:Alice M Neikirk and Ray NicksonFrom:State Crime Journal (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20177,480 words Report 1370LAbstract: Refugee camps are generally conceived as an indication of ongoing conflict. As refugee generating conflicts become increasingly complex and protracted, however, camps become sites of post-conflict...
• Select THE PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN LEBANON POST 1990: DILEMMAS OF SURVIVAL AND RETURN TO PALESTINE.

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  THE PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN LEBANON POST 1990: DILEMMAS OF SURVIVAL AND RETURN TO PALESTINE.

  Author:Rami SiklawiFrom:Arab Studies QuarterlyPeer-Reviewed

  Wntr 20197,609 words Article 1700LThis article addresses the issue of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, their camps, their resistance, and the challenges they have been facing "as refugees" to survive in the deeply divided state of Lebanon and to...
• Select Exploration of Occupational Deprivation Among Syrian Refugees Displaced in Jordan

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  Exploration of Occupational Deprivation Among Syrian Refugees Displaced in Jordan

  Author:Wesam B. DarawshehFrom:AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy (Vol. 73, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20195,161 words Article 1220LImportance: Research is needed to situate occupational deprivation (OD) within each unique refugee population and displacement context. Objective: To explore the way refugees manage their day-to-day lives within the...