Handbook of Refugee Health

Table of Contents

PART ONE: PUBLIC HEALTH THEORY

Introduction

1. The global reality: forced migration and health

1.1 Introduction to migration and global health

1.2 Forced migration and global health governance

1.3 Why are people forced to displace and seek refuge?

2. International standards, humanitarian principles and forced migration

2.1 Refugee health policy, international standards and humanitarian principles

2.2 The right to health for forced migrants

3. Refugee health needs and response

3.1 Health needs of refugees and internally displaced persons in camp settings

3.2 Health cluster coordination mechanism

3.3 The needs of migrants in transit

3.4 Lived experiences of refugees and accessing services in a host country

3.5 Cultural competency and cultural adjustment of services

PART 2: APPLIED PUBLIC HEALTH

Introduction

4. Health needs assessments in the context of forced displacement

5. Mainstreaming refugee health

5.1 Providing healthcare in protracted refugee situations: a health system-strengthening approach

5.2 Health policy and advocacy to improve the health of forced migrants

5.3 Considerations in the initial healthcare assessment for new arrivals

5.4 Facilitating access to healthcare

6. Safeguarding and supporting vulnerable groups

Introduction

6.1 Protecting and supporting children on the move

6.2 Sexual and reproductive health, maternity and newborns

6.3 Gender-based violence and migration

6.4 Trafficking

6.5 Disability

6.6 Older people

6.7 Detention

7. The humanitarian practitioner

7.1 The professional humanitarian practitioner

7.2 Personal ethics in humanitarian practice

7.3 Resilience and mental health

7.4 Ongoing education and maintaining competencies

7.5 Managing team dynamics and effective communication

7.6 Accountability and sustainability

PART 3: CLINICAL CHAPTERS
Introduction

8. Emergency Scenarios

8.1 An approach to medical emergencies in forced displacement settings

8.2 Triage

8.3 Specific Emergency Conditions in Forced Displacement Settings

9. Communicable diseases

9.1 Communicable diseases

9.2 Surveillance systems

9.3 Sepsis

9.4 Respiratory infections

9.5 Gastrointestinal infections

9.6 Urinary tract infections, genital ulcers and syphilis

9.7 Central nervous system infections

9.8 HIV and its complications and needlestick injuries

9.9 Tropical, subtropical and vaccine preventable infections, including malaria

9.10 Skin, soft tissue and bone infections

10. Mental health and psychosocial support

10.1 Mental health and psychosocial support

10.2 Mental health: clinical issues

10.3 Culture and context in refugee mental health

10.4 Support for humanitarian workers

11. Non-communicable diseases

11.1 Non-communicable diseases

11.2 Cardiovascular diseases

11.3 Endocrine diseases

11.4 Gastrointestinal diseases

11.5 Nephrology

11.6 Neurological diseases

11.7 Respiratory diseases

11.8 Oncology

12. Palliative care

13. Paediatrics

13.1 General assessment of children and young people

13.2 Management of the sick child

13.3 Neonatal care

13.4 Management of common illness

13.5 The child with a fever or a rash

13.6 Specific infections in children

14. Sexual and reproductive health

14.1 Sexual and reproductive health in forced migration

14.2 Identification, management and prevention of sexually transmitted infections

14.3 Gynaecology, fertility and family planning

14.4 Pregnancy, delivery and postpartum

14.5 Sexual and gender-based violence

15. Care of survivors of torture, gender-based violence and trafficking