Addressing COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: a call to action
Abstract Refugees and internally displaced persons in humanitarian settings are particularly susceptible to the spread of infectious illnesses such as COVID-19 due to overcrowding and inadequate access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. Countries facing conflict or humanitarian emer...
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| author | Jude Alawa Nawara Alawa Adam Coutts Richard Sullivan Kaveh Khoshnood Fouad M. Fouad |
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| description | Abstract Refugees and internally displaced persons in humanitarian settings are particularly susceptible to the spread of infectious illnesses such as COVID-19 due to overcrowding and inadequate access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. Countries facing conflict or humanitarian emergencies often have damaged or fragmented health systems and little to no capacity to test, isolate, and treat COVID-19 cases. Without a plan to address COVID-19 in humanitarian settings, host governments, aid agencies, and international organizations risk prolonging the spread of the virus across borders, threatening global health security, and devastating vulnerable populations. Stakeholders must coordinate a multifaceted response to address COVID-19 in humanitarian settings that incorporates appropriate communication of risks, sets forth resource-stratified guidelines for the use of limited testing, provides resources to treat affected patients, and engages displaced populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5c04e2b9be547939dca4d7dd4645cb62022-12-22T02:43:33ZengBMCConflict and Health1752-15052020-09-011411410.1186/s13031-020-00307-8Addressing COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: a call to actionJude Alawa0Nawara Alawa1Adam Coutts2Richard Sullivan3Kaveh Khoshnood4Fouad M. Fouad5Stanford University School of MedicineDepartment of Pediatrics, Baylor College of MedicineDepartment of Sociology, University of CambridgeInstitute for Cancer Policy and Conflict & Health Research Group, King’s College LondonYale School of Public HealthDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of BeirutAbstract Refugees and internally displaced persons in humanitarian settings are particularly susceptible to the spread of infectious illnesses such as COVID-19 due to overcrowding and inadequate access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. Countries facing conflict or humanitarian emergencies often have damaged or fragmented health systems and little to no capacity to test, isolate, and treat COVID-19 cases. Without a plan to address COVID-19 in humanitarian settings, host governments, aid agencies, and international organizations risk prolonging the spread of the virus across borders, threatening global health security, and devastating vulnerable populations. Stakeholders must coordinate a multifaceted response to address COVID-19 in humanitarian settings that incorporates appropriate communication of risks, sets forth resource-stratified guidelines for the use of limited testing, provides resources to treat affected patients, and engages displaced populations.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-020-00307-8COVID-19RefugeesInternally displaced personsHumanitarian settings: WASHInfectious disease |
| spellingShingle | Jude Alawa Nawara Alawa Adam Coutts Richard Sullivan Kaveh Khoshnood Fouad M. Fouad Addressing COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: a call to action Conflict and Health COVID-19 Refugees Internally displaced persons Humanitarian settings: WASH Infectious disease |
| title | Addressing COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: a call to action |
| title_full | Addressing COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: a call to action |
| title_fullStr | Addressing COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: a call to action |
| title_full_unstemmed | Addressing COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: a call to action |
| title_short | Addressing COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: a call to action |
| title_sort | addressing covid 19 in humanitarian settings a call to action |
| topic | COVID-19 Refugees Internally displaced persons Humanitarian settings: WASH Infectious disease |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-020-00307-8 |
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