Paediatric refugees from Ukraine: guidance for health care providers

FN Jaeger, C Berger, M Buettcher, S Depallens… - Swiss medical …, 2022 - zora.uzh.ch
BACKGROUND: With the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Army in February 2022,
refugees, the majority of whom are women and children, started fleeing the war to …

Systematic review of health and disease in Ukrainian children highlights poor child health and challenges for those treating refugees

JF Ludvigsson, A Loboda - Acta Paediatrica, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Millions of Ukrainian children have been internally displaced or fled to other
countries because of the Russian war. This systematic review focused on their health needs …

Perspectives of refugee parents and unaccompanied minors on initial health assessment and access to care

A Baauw, CFS Brouwers, SF Afshar… - European journal of …, 2024 - Springer
To explore the needs, expectations, and experiences of asylum-seeking parents and
unaccompanied minors under the age of 18 years on the initial health assessment for …

Update on the coordinated efforts of looking after the health care needs of children and young people fleeing the conflict zone of Ukraine presenting to European …

RG Nijman, S Bressan, J Brandenberger, D Kaur… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This joint statement by the European Society for Emergency Paediatrics and European
Academy of Paediatrics aims to highlight recommendations for dealing with refugee children …

[HTML][HTML] Health needs of refugee children identified on arrival in reception countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Baauw, J Kist-van Holthe, B Slattery… - BMJ paediatrics …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The worldwide number of refugees has considerably increased due to ongoing
wars, national instability, political persecution and food insecurity. In Europe, about one-third …

Towards better healthcare for migrant and refugee children in Europe

A Baauw, N Ritz - European journal of pediatrics, 2018 - Springer
On a daily basis throughout Europe, paediatricians care for children and adolescents who
have been forced to leave their home countries. The marked increase in the number of …

Pediatric healthcare for refugee minors in Europe: steps for better insight and appropriate treatment

R Kerbl, N Grois, C Popow, E Somekh… - The Journal of pediatrics, 2018 - jpeds.com
323 seroprevalence for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity in children,
although the majority of adult migrants revealed satisfactory measles, mumps, and rubella …

[PDF][PDF] Guidance for testing and preventing infections and updating immunisations in asymptomatic refugee children and adolescents in Switzerland

S Bernhard, M Buettcher, U Heininger, S Ratnam… - …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Worldwide there are an estimated 60 million displaced individuals, of which 50% are
children and adolescents. Globally, the number of refugees is steadily increasing and in …

Medical care for migrant children in Europe: a practical recommendation for first and follow-up appointments

L Schrier, C Wyder, S Del Torso, T Stiris… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Between 2015 and 2017, an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 children were seeking
asylum each year in EU/EEA countries. As access to high-quality health care is important …

Medical and social issues of child refugees in Europe

B Williams, C Cassar, G Siggers… - Archives of Disease in …, 2016 - adc.bmj.com
In mid-2015, there were an estimated 20.2 million refugees in the world; over half of them
are children. Globally, this is the highest number of refugees moving across borders in 20 …