'Plague and Fire' a tale of public health, imperialism, race relations, catastrophe
...lives were lost in the fire itself. But some 6,000 refugees who fled the blaze were incarcerated in quarantine camps and held under armed guard because authorities feared their exposure to plague might spread the disease throughout the city. "James Mohr gives a riveting account of why, how and with what...Eye care for refugees, the displaced discussed at UH
...lief agencies provide health and other services to refugees and the displaced, they rarely include eye care. ...ighboring countries to provide primary eye care to refugees and displaced persons. Through these efforts, he founded the Burma Border Eye Program that extends ...Childbirth and disasters discussed in July/Aug issue of Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
...ncreasingly seen by healthcare providers as Somali refugees emigrate to North America and a new resource is being made available as 'Resources for Clinicians' to help address the particular physical, psychological and cultural needs of these patients. The worksheet, developed in the mid-1990s by Highline Mid...UCSD Medical Center receives NIH contract to set up National Tuberculosis Educational Curriculum
...ed comprehensive health screening and education to refugees about health care in San Diego. As Director of the TCCC Dr. Catanzaro will provide leadership at all levels within the Consortium, coordinate its activities, and guide the development of a rigorous TB curriculum. Dr. Jackson, TCCC Administra......ing healthcare and new waves of asylum seekers and refugees are likely to experience very low standards of living, with adverse consequences for their health." The UK performs poorly compared to other developed countries on key measures of population health, such as life expectancy at birth and rates of chron...Call to reduce medical risks to refugees on repatriation
...ical professionals involved in the repatriation of refugees to institute preventative measures to minimize the...stern countries. "Because of the immobilization of refugees during flight and the general risk of dehydration, measures should be undertaken to prevent limb thr...Specialist mental health services required for refugees exposed to extreme trauma
A population study of Vietnamese refugees now living in Australia published on THE LANCET's ...mental-health services for the small proportion of refugees at high risk of mental illness related to previous exposure to severe trauma. Little is known abou...Pregnancy and childbirth a major cause of death among Afghan refugee women
...ime Friday 22 February 2002. A survey of Afghan refugees done before the events of September 11, 2001, publ...Prevention, Atlanta, USA, did a study among Afghan refugees in Pakistan to investigate the burden of deaths among women due to maternal causes, risk factors for...Process used to judge asylum seekers is questioned
... histories, and should not be used as a reason for refugees to be refused asylum, argue researchers in this weeks BMJ. The study involved 27 Kosovan and 12 Bosnian refugees, all of whom had been granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom under a UN programme. All participants were interviewed twice about a...Acceptability Of Alternative Health Care Growing In U.S.
...tracted tosecondary urban centers either as equity refugees or as lifestyle refugees who leave the citycrowds and pollution for places with more amenities." Alternative healers ...Condemnation May Be Driving Circumcised Women From Health Care
...the U.S. during the last decade, 93percent of them refugees from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, where more than 80percent of the women are circumcised. "There are significant medical sequelae and public health ramificationsof female circumcision," the authors write. "As African communities andadvocat...