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Health promotion and health care of migrants and refugees
Health promotion and health care of migrants and refugees
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ppt presentation in English regarding health care and health promotion in migrants/refugees. The presentation covers the following thematic units A. Migrants' health (country of origin, on the move and hosting country), B. migrants' lifestyle and healthy lifestyle promotion, C. chronic non communicable diseases, D. communicable diseases and screening, E. food borne diseases, F. Mental health, G. Cultural construction of health problems. The educational material has been developped in the context of the " Common Approach for REfugees and other migrants’ health project-CARE" project which aimed at promoting a better understanding of refugees and migrants’ health condition as well as at supporting the adaptation of the appropriate clinical attitude towards refugees and migrants’ health needs and in particular towards the health needs of fragile subgroups, such as minors, pregnant women and victims of violence. Among the main results of the project was the provision of more appropriate health care deliveries, increased control of infectious disease risk at the early phase of migrant’s care and better taking care of migrants’ health over the European territory.
All migrants/refugees
Health professional
Vaccinations
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Clinical guidelines - Diagnosis and treatment manual_For curative programmes in hospitals and dispensaries Guidance for prescribing
Guide clinique et thérapeutique_Pour les programmes curatifs des hôpitaux et des dispensaires A l’usage des prescripteurs
English, French, Spanish
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Online resources in English, French and Spanish: The medical guidance include communicable and non-communicable diseases screening and management guidelines that are common in refugee populations. In Chapter 7 i.e. "Bacterial diseases" covering the sections Bacterial meningitis, Tetanus, Enteric (typhoid and paratyphoid) fevers, Brucellosis Plague, Leptospirosis, Relapsing fever (borreliosis), Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF), Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF), Eruptive rickettsioses and Chapter 8 i.e. "Viarl Diseases" covering the sections Measles, Poliomyelitis Rabies, Viral hepatitis, Dengue, Viral haemorrhagic fevers, HIV infection and AIDS, several recommendations on vaccinations are provided. The medical guidance has been developped by the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Its content is based on based on scientific data collected from MSF’s experience, the World Health Organisation, other renowned international medical institutions and medical and scientific journals.
All migrants/refugees
Health professional
Vaccinations
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Essential Drugs_Practical guide intended for physicians, pharmacists, nurses and medical auxiliaries
Médicaments essentiels_Guide pratique d'utilisation à l'usage des médecins, pharmaciens, infirmiers et auxiliaires de santé
English, French, Spanish
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Online resources in English, French and Spanish: The medical guidance include a section entitled "Vaccines, immunoglobulins and antisera" to provide vaccination recommendations that are needed in refugee populations. The medical guidance has been developped by the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Its content is based on based on scientific data collected from MSF’s experience, the World Health Organisation, other renowned international medical institutions and medical and scientific journals.
All migrants/refugees
Health professional
Vaccinations
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Management of A CHOLERA EPIDEMIC_Practical guide for doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, medical auxiliaries, water and sanitation specialists and logisticians
Prise en charge d'une ÉPIDÉMIE DE CHOLÉRA_Guide pratique à l’usage des médecins, infirmiers, techniciens de laboratoire, auxiliaires de santé, techniciens sanitaires et logisticiens
English, French
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Online resources in English and French: The medical guidance include vaccinations related with cholera as well as relevant preventive measures. The medical guidance has been developped by the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Its content is based on based on scientific data collected from MSF’s experience, the World Health Organisation, other renowned international medical institutions and medical and scientific journals.
All migrants/refugees
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Vaccinations
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Management of A MEASLES EPIDEMIC_Practical guide for doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, medical auxiliaries and logisticians
Prise en charge d'une ÉPIDÉMIE DE ROUGEOLE_Guide pratique à l’usage des médecins, infirmiers, techniciens de laboratoire, auxiliaires de santé et logisticiens
English, French
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Online resources in English and French: The medical guidance include vaccinations related with measles as well as relevant preventive measures. The medical guidance has been developped by the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Its content is based on based on scientific data collected from MSF’s experience, the World Health Organisation, other renowned international medical institutions and medical and scientific journals.
All migrants/refugees
Health professional
Vaccinations
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Tuberculosis_Practical guide for clinicians, nurses, laboratory technicians and medical auxiliaries
Tuberculose_Guide pratique à l’usage des médecins, infirmiers, techniciens de laboratoire et auxiliaires de santé
English, French
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Online resources in English and French: The medical guidance include vaccinations related with tuberculosis as well as relevant preventive measures. The medical guidance has been developped by the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Its content is based on based on scientific data collected from MSF’s experience, the World Health Organisation, other renowned international medical institutions and medical and scientific journals.
All migrants/refugees
Health professional
Vaccinations
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Council on Community Pediatrics Immigration Toolkit
Council on Community Pediatrics Immigration Toolkit  
English
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Toolkit: This toolkit has been designed to provide practical information and resources for pediatricians to address common matters related to immigrant child health. The toolkit includesteh following thematic units: clinical guidelines, vaccinations, mental health, social services, language services and interpretation.
Children-Adolescents
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Vaccinations
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Vaccines for Immigrants and Refugees
Vaccines for Immigrants and Refugees
English
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Recommendations: Useful resources reagrding the vaccination in migrant/refugee populations are provided by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, appendixes with foreign language terms, trade terms of vaccines according to the country of origin as well as vaccination criteria are also provided.
All migrants/refugees
Health professional
Vaccinations
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European Vaccine Action Plan 2015–2020 (2014)
European Vaccine Action Plan 2015–2020 (2014)
English, Russian
Handbook-Guidelines
Guidelines: The European Vaccine Action Plan 2015–2020 (EVAP) was drafted to complement, regionally interpret and adapt the Global Vaccine Action Plan in harmony with Health 2020 and other key regional health strategies and polices. EVAP sets a course through a regional vision and goals for immunization and control of vaccine-preventable diseases from 2015 to 2020 and beyond, by defining objectives, priority action areas and indicators, taking into account the specific needs and challenges of WHO European Region Member States. 
All migrants/refugees
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Vaccinations
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Immunization Toolkits
Immunization Toolkits
English
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Immunization Toolkits: developed in the context of HProimmune project to inform health professionals regarding the necessity of immunization for themselves which is rather important especially in the context of refugee crisis.
All migrants/refugees
Health professional
Vaccinations
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Promote vaccinations among migrant populations in Europe_A toolkit for health professionals
Προώθηση των εμβολιασμών μεταξύ των μεταναστών πληθυσμών στην Ευρώπη. Μια εργαλειοθήκη για τους επαγγελματίες του τομέα της υγείας
English, Greek, German, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish
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Education toolkit for health professionals to promote vaccinations among migrant populations
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Vaccinations
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Promote vaccinations among migrant populations in Europe_Immunization record cards
Προώθηση των εμβολιασμών μεταξύ των μεταναστών πληθυσμών στην Ευρώπη. Κάρτα καταγραφής εμβολιασμών
English, Greek, German, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish
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Immunization record cards for migrant/refugee adult and children
All migrants/refugees
Health professional
Vaccinations
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Guide - live healthy, stay healthy (Ethno-Medizinisches Zentrum e.V. Hannover)
Wegweiser gesund leben, gesund bleiben (Ethno-Medizinisches Zentrum e.V. Hannover)
English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish, Spanish, Polish, Vietnamese
Handbook-Guidelines
Handbook: This is a handbook for health professionals providing recommendations, among others on vaccinations. Available in 10 languages.
All migrants/refugees
Health professional
Vaccinations
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Refugee Toolbox (MedBox - The Aid Library)
Refugee Toolbox (MedBox - The Aid Library)
English
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Online available library with handbooks that concentrates almost 600 documents in 16 languages to support and develop health professionals' health awareness among migrants and refugees and to improve integrative processes from broadly health-related perspective. It covers the following thematic areas: health guidelines for screening, general health, mental health, pediatrics, women/pregnancy, vaccination, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, unaccompanied refugee minors, reproductive health, sexual violence, dental health. Bold indicates which thematic area is relevant with this roadmap topic. Founded and continually supported by 25 German humanitarian organisations and institutions
All migrants/refugees
Health professional
Vaccinations
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EUR HUMAN: Primary Health Care for Refugees
EUR HUMAN: Primary Health Care for Refugees
English, Greek, German, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Online course, composed by 8 modules, addressing the main issues of primary health care for refugees and other migrants as follows: Health monitoring, acute and infectious diseases and vaccination; Legal aspects regarding PHC for refugees and other migrants; Provider – patient interaction; Mental health and psychological support; Sexual and reproductive health; child health; Chronic diseases, health promotion and prevention
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Vaccinations
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Guide of good clinical practice in community child vaccination
Guía de buena práctica clínica en vacunación infantil comunitaria
Spanish
Handbook-Guidelines
Handbook: The panorama of static and economically affordable has changed radically today. It is necessary to take up the perspective of a state vaccination calendar and plan the introduction in it of new antigens. It is obvious that Public Health, from a population perspective, must generate criteria prior to the introduction of widespread use of each vaccination.
All migrants/refugees
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Vaccinations
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Impfbroschüre - Die wichtigsten Informationen zum Thema Kinderimpfungen
Vaccination brochure - The most important information related to paediatric vaccines.
Arabic
Leaflet-Brochure
Leaflet/Brochure: Information for Arabic speaking people on vaccinations.
All migrants/refugees
Health professional
Vaccinations
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Immunization Handouts for Staff
Immunization Handouts for Staff
English, Arabic, Turkish, Spanish
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Online Resources with various links, resources and information on the following areas: vaccination, checklists for safe vaccine storage, screening checklist for children and adolescents
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Vaccinations
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Learn about vaccinations_Promote vaccinations among migrant populations in Europe
Learn about vaccinations_Promote vaccinations among migrant populations in Europe
English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Ukrainian, Polish, Albanian, Bosnian, Nepali, Somali
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Learn about vaccinations educational booklets for migrant/refugee population
All migrants/refugees
Migrant/refugee
Vaccinations
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Online Guide for Asylum Seekers - Portal by the Federal Health Ministry of Germany
Online-Ratgeber für Asylsuchende - Portal des Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
English, German
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Online resources: Contains various links, resources and information for asylum seekers covering great part of health topics and frequent questions on the following thematic areas: vaccination, initial medical examination and treatment, children and adolescents' health, protection from diseases, pregnancy.
All migrants/refugees
Migrant/refugee
Vaccinations
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Measles are no child's play - PDF! Information tool!
Masern sind kein Kinderspiel
Arabic, Croatian, Turkish, Slovakian
Leaflet-Brochure
This brochure, available in 4 languages (Turkish /Slowakian/ Arabic/ Croatian), explains the dangers of measle how to prevent it.
Children-Adolescents
Migrant/refugee
Vaccinations
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Vaccinations for Pregnant Women
Vaccinations for Pregnant Women
English, Arabic, French, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese
Leaflet-Brochure
Leaflet: This one-page handout educates women about vaccinations they may or may not need during pregnancy. It identifies eleven vaccinations and provides details about their level of necessity, safety and risk factors, and includes guidance for when during the pregnancy the woman should receive each vaccination, the number of doses needed, and the timeline for administering all doses. It recommends that women who are pregnant consult with their healthcare provider about risk for infection and need for particular vaccines
Women
Migrant/refugee
Vaccinations
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Immunization Handouts for Patients
Immunization Handouts for Patients
English, Arabic, Russian, Turkish, Spanish
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Online Resources with various links, resources and information for non experts on the following areas: vaccination, guidelines for vaccine reactions, children and adolescents
All migrants/refugees
Migrant/refugee
Vaccinations
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Robert Koch Institut - Schedules on vaccinations
Robert-Koch Institut - Impfkalender
English, Arabic, Bulgarian, German, French, Croatian, Romanian, Kurdish, Russian, Farsi, Serbian, Spanish, Urdu, Polish, Albanian, Pashto , Tigrinya , Vietnamese, Dari
Online resources (website, e-learning platform)
Online resources with leaflets, brochures and other usefull online material with information on vaccinations i.e. worksheets to keep track of vaccinations and their indicated adminsitration time, basic information on why to vaccinate, functionality of the immune system and the costs of vaccinantion, information for young people on vaccination, accompanied by information on Measles, Mumps and Rubella and their health risks
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Migrant/refugee
Vaccinations
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