The unmet surgical needs of global refugee populations: A perspective review
The global refugee community, including those forced to flee due to persecution, conflict, or violence, faces significant challenges in accessing healthcare, resulting in a higher prevalence of surgical disease. These challenges have a profound impact on morbidity and mortality rates, particularly i...
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| author | Wireko Andrew Awuah Favour Tope Adebusoye Tomas Ferreira Saleha Azeem Hareesha Rishab Bharadwaj Aniekeme Amos Akpan Jack Wellington Muhammad Robass Zia Harendra Kumar Amna Khalid Toufik Abdul-Rahman Arda Isik |
| author_facet | Wireko Andrew Awuah Favour Tope Adebusoye Tomas Ferreira Saleha Azeem Hareesha Rishab Bharadwaj Aniekeme Amos Akpan Jack Wellington Muhammad Robass Zia Harendra Kumar Amna Khalid Toufik Abdul-Rahman Arda Isik |
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| description | The global refugee community, including those forced to flee due to persecution, conflict, or violence, faces significant challenges in accessing healthcare, resulting in a higher prevalence of surgical disease. These challenges have a profound impact on morbidity and mortality rates, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where many immigrants seek refuge. Limited availability of medical facilities, an inadequate surgical workforce, financial constraints and linguistic and cultural barriers all contribute to reduced access to healthcare. Limited access to competent healthcare leads to poor health outcomes, increased morbidity and mortality rates and suboptimal surgical results for refugees. To address these challenges, a multifaceted approach is necessary. This includes increased funding for healthcare initiatives, workforce recruitment and training and improved coordination between aid organisations and local healthcare systems. Strategies for managing surgical conditions in the global refugee community encompass the development of targeted public health programmes, removing legal barriers, establishing healthcare facilities to enhance surgical access and prioritising disease prevention among refugees. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4354bf2ac3364704a063047863a09a022023-10-10T17:04:01ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medicine2050-31212023-10-011110.1177/20503121231204492The unmet surgical needs of global refugee populations: A perspective reviewWireko Andrew Awuah0Favour Tope Adebusoye1Tomas Ferreira2Saleha Azeem3Hareesha Rishab Bharadwaj4Aniekeme Amos Akpan5Jack Wellington6Muhammad Robass Zia7Harendra Kumar8Amna Khalid9Toufik Abdul-Rahman10Arda Isik11Sumy State University, Sumy, UkraineSumy State University, Sumy, UkraineSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKKing Edward Medical University, Lahore, PakistanFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UKUniversity of York, York, UKCardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UKCMH Lahore Medical College, Lahore, PakistanDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanKing Edward Medical University, Lahore, PakistanSumy State University, Sumy, UkraineDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, TurkeyThe global refugee community, including those forced to flee due to persecution, conflict, or violence, faces significant challenges in accessing healthcare, resulting in a higher prevalence of surgical disease. These challenges have a profound impact on morbidity and mortality rates, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where many immigrants seek refuge. Limited availability of medical facilities, an inadequate surgical workforce, financial constraints and linguistic and cultural barriers all contribute to reduced access to healthcare. Limited access to competent healthcare leads to poor health outcomes, increased morbidity and mortality rates and suboptimal surgical results for refugees. To address these challenges, a multifaceted approach is necessary. This includes increased funding for healthcare initiatives, workforce recruitment and training and improved coordination between aid organisations and local healthcare systems. Strategies for managing surgical conditions in the global refugee community encompass the development of targeted public health programmes, removing legal barriers, establishing healthcare facilities to enhance surgical access and prioritising disease prevention among refugees.https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121231204492 |
| spellingShingle | Wireko Andrew Awuah Favour Tope Adebusoye Tomas Ferreira Saleha Azeem Hareesha Rishab Bharadwaj Aniekeme Amos Akpan Jack Wellington Muhammad Robass Zia Harendra Kumar Amna Khalid Toufik Abdul-Rahman Arda Isik The unmet surgical needs of global refugee populations: A perspective review SAGE Open Medicine |
| title | The unmet surgical needs of global refugee populations: A perspective review |
| title_full | The unmet surgical needs of global refugee populations: A perspective review |
| title_fullStr | The unmet surgical needs of global refugee populations: A perspective review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The unmet surgical needs of global refugee populations: A perspective review |
| title_short | The unmet surgical needs of global refugee populations: A perspective review |
| title_sort | unmet surgical needs of global refugee populations a perspective review |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121231204492 |
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