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Migrant and native women’s perceptions of prenatal care communication quality: the role of host-country language proficiency
BackgroundDespite the potentially significant impact of women-prenatal care provider communication quality (WPCQ) on women’s perinatal health,...
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Health status of recently arrived asylum seekers in their host country: results of a cross-sectional observational study
BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) considers that the heterogeneity of concepts and definitions of migrants is an obstacle to obtaining...
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A sco** review on the barriers to and facilitators of health services utilisation related to refugee settlement in regional or rural areas of the host country
BackgroundHealthcare access and equity are human rights. Worldwide conflicts, violence, and persecution have increased the number of people from...
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Nutrition Status of Refugee and Host-Country Children: Negotiating for Equal Distribution of Relief Food During Emergencies in Uganda
About 25.4 million people worldwide are living as refugees of whom 1.36 million are in Uganda. The refugees in this study were from South Sudan. The...
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“Older people tend to be invisible”: a qualitative study exploring the needs and inclusion of older Syrian refugees in the context of compounding crises in host country, Lebanon
BackgroundOlder Syrian refugees in Lebanon are a marginalized population with under-recognized health needs. The inclusivity of this population...
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Obesity in Refugees post-resettlement in a high-income country: a meta-analysis
BackgroundRefugees have a high prevalence of obesity post resettlement, but few studies have compared their risk of obesity to those of the host...
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Factors associated with family planning use among refugee and host populations in Adjumani district, West Nile, Uganda: a comparative study
IntroductionUganda currently hosts an estimated 1.5 million refugees. The refugees have challenges in accessing family planning (FP) services in the...
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth parasite infections in country chicken from Visakhapatnam district Andhra Pradesh India
Birds in a free environment carry huge risk of helminth parasite infections affecting the health of poultry and thereby indirectly leading to great...
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Humanitarian surgical service utilization by a host country population: comparing surgery patterns between refugees and Tanzanians using an interrupted time-series analysis
BackgroundWhile current estimates suggest that up to three million additional surgical procedures are needed to meet the needs of forcibly displaced...
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Guidelines for short-term medical missions: perspectives from host countries
BackgroundIn the past decade, there has been increasing guideline development for short-term medical missions (STMMs) traveling from high-income to...
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The Cross-Country Comparison Model for Labor Participation (CCC Model for LP) of Persons with Chronic Diseases
Purpose To design a model based on the three pillars of new institutional theory (NIT), that facilitates cross-country comparison of labor...
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In-country availability of medical abortion medicines: a description of the framework and methodology of the WHO landscape assessments
BackgroundAvailability of quality-assured medical abortion medicines plays a crucial role in providing comprehensive abortion care. However, access...
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Oral Health Status, Behaviours and Oral Healthcare Utilization among Indian Migrants Compared to the Host Population in the Netherlands: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
The aim of this study was to assess the oral health status, oral health behaviours and oral healthcare utilization among Indian migrants living in...
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Experiences of Egypt as a destination and transit country for Syrian refugee healthcare workers: a qualitative study
BackgroundRefugee healthcare workers (HCWs) can make important contributions in host countries, particularly in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19...
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Bioinformatic modelling of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic with a focus on country-specific dynamics
BackgroundOne of the seminal events since 2019 has been the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Countries have adopted various policies to deal with...
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Understanding and treatment of cutaneous graft-versus-host-disease
The skin is the outermost mechanical barrier where dynamic immune reactions take place and is the most commonly affected site in both acute and...
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Sepsis endotypes identified by host gene expression across global cohorts
BackgroundSepsis from infection is a global health priority and clinical trials have failed to deliver effective therapeutic interventions. To...
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Pediatric neurosurgical medulloblastoma outcomes in La Paz, Bolivia: How a Lower Middle-Income Country (LMIC) institution in South America compares to the United States
BackgroundHow pediatric medulloblastoma patients fare in Lower Middle-Income Country (LMICs) in South America is not well understood....
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A shared fate: adapting and personalising medical care from the perspective of a refugee reception country
The article outlines socio-medical challenges faced by a country hosting refugees. Since the full-scale Russian invasion, more than 3.6 million...