Background Across Europe there are increasing numbers of migrant women who are of
childbearing age. Migrant women are at risk of poorer pregnancy outcomes. Models of …

Greece is the country of “Xenios Zeus”, the Ancient Greek god of foreigners and hospitality;
however, it is also the main point of entry to Europe. Since the beginning of 2014, 1,112,332 …

The 40th anniversary of the World Health Organization Alma-Ata Declaration in Astana
offered the impetus to discuss the extent to which integrated primary health care (PHC) has …

During the current period of immigration to Western Europe, national healthcare systems are
confronted with high numbers of asylum seekers with largely unknown health status. To …

The Syrian crisis began on 15 March 2011. It is one of the bloodiest and complicated
conflicts in the world today. Although almost eight years have passed over this tragedy …

The COVID‐19 pandemic is compounding the distress of millions of refugees (made up of
displaced persons, forced migrants, refugees and asylum seekers) throughout the world …

Purpose The recent rise in migration from Africa through the Mediterranean basin into
Europe has resulted in an increased incidence of uncommon diseases such as …

General Practice/Family Medicine (GP/FM) is a key discipline within primary health care and
so by extension for the whole health care system. An essential condition for effective GP/FM …

ABSTRACT “Integrated health care” is a concept that is frequently discussed and has
received significant attention internationally. In particular, the integration of public health into …

Health system responsiveness is a key measure to be considered during the assessment of
health system functioning and performance and is widely used. However, research lacks …