23 June 2016 Refugee Health 653 MILLION Forcibly displaced people 245 MILLION Refugees amp asylum seekers 48 MILLION Syrian r efugees amp asylum seekers TRENDS Refugee Law ID: 734883
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Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
23 June 2016
Refugee HealthSlide2
65.3 MILLION
Forcibly displaced
people
24.5 MILLION Refugees & asylum seekers4.8 MILLION Syrian refugees & asylum seekers
TRENDSSlide3
Refugee Law
1951 Convention
1967 Protocol
Regional InstrumentsUniversal Declaration of Human RightsInternational Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
LEGAL FRAMEWORKSlide4
TRENDS
Morbidity & Mortality
Communicable diseases
Chronic and non-communicable diseasesHealth science & facilities
Caseload geographySlide5
The public health role of UNHCR is more complex and less well defined in non-camp settings.
ADVOCACY, SUPPORT, MONITORING & EVALUATIONSlide6
UNHCR Principles of Non-camp Refugee Health CareSlide7
ACCESS
Ensure that refugees access services in similar ways and at similar or lower costs to that of nationals.Slide8
INTEGRATION
Advocate that public health services for refugees are made sustainable by being integrated within the national public system whenever feasible. Slide9
EQUITY
Establish special assistance arrangements for vulnerable refugees and individuals with specific needs so that they can access services equitably. Slide10
PRIORITIZATION
Ensure refugees access essential primary health care services and emergency care; these take precedence over referral to more specialised medical care.Slide11
PRIORITIZATION
Priority Primary & Emergency Health Services Package
Emergency
medical, surgical and trauma care (48 hours)
Services for infants and young children
Reproductive health
Communicable disease control
Non-communicable disease services
Nutrition
Health and hygiene
promotionSlide12
RATIONALIZATION
Support the rationalisation of health services by identifying and supporting a select number of quality health service providers and facilities.Slide13
PARTNERSHIP
Partner with a wide range of
actors to
ensure the availability of quality public health services for refugees.Slide14
PARTICIPATION
Promote the capabilities of refugees who participate in meeting health challenges in their communities to allow these principles to be fully realised.Slide15
COMMUNICATION
Establish effective communication mechanisms to improve access to priority primary health care services and to improve health status of refugees.Slide16
EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING
Promote the establishment and utilisation of information systems to improve health policies and to increase the prioritisation and impact of programmes.Slide17
New DirectionsSlide18
INNOVATION
Amplify. Connect. Explore.
Information & communication technology
Cash-based interventionsHealth financing schemes
Leaving no one behindSlide19
http://innovation.unhcr.org