Simple ideas to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on refugees with chronic diseases
UKHIH Publication
Muhammad Fawad, Fatima Rawashdeh, Parveen K. Parmar, Ruwan Ratnayake
06
May
2020
Output type
Guidance
Location
Jordan
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Programme
Humanitarian Research
Organisations
International Rescue Committee
Disease control amongst refugee populations is a critical component of the global response with COVID-19.
This letter, published in Conflict and Health, outlines simple ideas to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on refugees with chronic diseases, informed by an R2HC funded study in Jordan, led by International Rescue Committee.
The ongoing study aims to investigate and improve a community health worker based model for non-communicable disease care in a humanitarian emergency. The letter highlights the importance of thinking about how community health volunteers are used to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 for refugees needing life-saving care for non-communicable and chronic infectious diseases, including diabetes and HIV/AIDS.
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