What is the evidence on existing national policies and guidelines for delivering effective tuberculosis, HIV and viral hepatitis services for refugees and migrants among member states of the WHO European region? / Joshua Nazareth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nazareth, Joshua, author.

Series:

Health Evidence Network synthesis report ; Number 74.

Health Evidence Network synthesis report ; Number 74

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Europe.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 94 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Copenhagen, Denmark : HEN, Health Evidence Network, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 2021.

Summary:

The WHO Regional Office for Europe has developed several action plans to deliver effective tuberculosis (TB)-, viral hepatitis- and HIV-related services for refugees and migrants within the WHO European Region. This report examines the available evidence on existing national policies and guidelines for delivering effective TB-, viral hepatitis- and HIV-related services for refugees and migrants in Member States of the WHO European Region. The review highlighted extreme heterogeneity between countries in the Region in the availability of relevant national guidelines and recommendations and in implementation of these documents. In the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region, only 15 primary policy/guideline documents relating to migrants and viral hepatitis, HIV or TB were identified. The promotion in Member States of policies advocated by WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control requires an understanding of the macro-level barriers to implementation. Furthermore, the design of national programmes needs to take account of barriers at the micro (individual) and meso (community) levels to uptake by migrant populations and to the adoption of policies by health-care practitioners.

Contents:

ABBREVIATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Background

1.2. Methodology

2. RESULTS

2.1. TB

2.2. HIV

2.3. Hepatitis B and C

2.4. Migrant access to health care

3. DISCUSSION

3.1. Strengths and limitations of this review

3.2. National policies/guidelines for delivering TB, HIV and viral hepatitis services for refugees and migrants

3.3. Improving TB, HIV and viral hepatitis services for refugees and migrants

3.4. Future research

3.5. Policy considerations

4. CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES

ANNEX 1. SEARCH STRATEGY

ANNEX 2. GLOSSARY

ANNEX 3. ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND MATERIALS.

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