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Daubman BR, Khan F, Slater SE, Krakauer EL. Save lives and relieve suffering: The twin imperatives of humanitarian response and the role of palliative care. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1120380. [PMID: 36937419 PMCID: PMC10019816 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1120380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Bethany-Rose Daubman
- Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Fasiuddin Khan Research Foundation, Palliative Care Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- University of Edinburgh, Global Health Division, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Palliative Care, University of Medicine & Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Kumar BN, James R, Hargreaves S, Bozorgmehr K, Mosca D, Hosseinalipour SM, AlDeen KN, Tatsi C, Mussa R, Veizis A, Kállayová D, Blanchet K, Machado RS, Orcutt M, Severoni S. Meeting the health needs of displaced people fleeing Ukraine: Drawing on existing technical guidance and evidence. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. EUROPE 2022; 17:100403. [PMID: 35721694 PMCID: PMC9198835 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
The invasion of Ukraine has unleashed a humanitarian crisis and the impact is devastating for millions displaced in Ukraine and for those fleeing the country. Receiving countries in Europe are reeling with shock and disbelief and trying at the same time to grapple with the reality of providing for a large, unplanned, unprecedented number of refugees mainly women and children on the move. Several calls for actions, comments and statements express outrage, the risks, and the impending consequences to life and health. There is a need to constantly assess the situation on the ground, identify priorities for health and provide guidance regarding how these needs could be addressed. Therefore, the Lancet Migration European Regional Hub conducted rapid interviews with key informants to identify these needs, and in collaboration with the World Health Organization Health and Migration Programme, summarized how these could be addressed. This viewpoint provides a summary of the situation in receiving countries and the technical guidance required that could be useful for providing assistance in the current refugee crisis.
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- Bernadette N. Kumar
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
- Lancet Migration European Regional Hub, Switzerland
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- Lancet Migration European Regional Hub, Switzerland
- Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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- The Migrant Health Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George's, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Population Medicine and Health Services Research, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, Section for Health Equity Studies and Migration, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Realizing Health SDGs for Migrants, Displaced and Communities, Switzerland
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- Humanitarian Affairs Adviser, Forced Migration, Médecins Sans Frontières, Operational Centre of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Health and Migration Programme, Office of the Deputy Director-General, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Health and Migration Programme, Office of the Deputy Director-General, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Health and Migration Programme, Office of the Deputy Director-General, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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