Publication Date
1997
380 p
This book is intended for professionals involved in public health assistance to refugees and displaced persons. It deals with a wide variety of specific refugee health issues such as the initial assessment, immunisations, water and sanitation, nutrition, shelter, communicable diseases, human resources and training. In the introduction the book gives some political and social background and highlights vulnerable groups that need to be recognized
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Keywords
Development/ Humanitarian; WASH; Disability and social diversity; persons with disabilities; refugees; vulnerable groups; Health; diseases: communicable diseases (CD); issues: malnutrition; systems: leadership and governance; treatment and prevention; Inclusion; socio-cultural; Politics government and economics; government and politics