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Rurik I, Kolozsvári LR, Aarendonk D, Angelaki A, Ajdukovic D, Dowrick C, Dückers M, Hoffmann K, Jancsó Z, Jirovsky E, Katz Z, Mechili EA, van den Muijsenbergh M, Nánási A, Petelos E, Rotar-Pavlic D, Sifaki-Pistolla D, Tamás H, Roland P, Ungvári T, Lionis C. [Primary care of refugees and migrants. Lesson learnt from the EUR-HUMAN project]. Orv Hetil 2018; 159:1414-1422. [PMID: 30146908 DOI: 10.1556/650.2018.31187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
In 2015, local wars, starvation and misery in some Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries forced millions of people to leave their homelands. Many of these people migrated toward Europe, reaching Hungary as well. The refugee crisis created significant challenges for all national healthcare systems across Europe. Limited attention has been given to the extent to which health service provision for refugees and migrants has become a task for primary health care (PHC), which has been unprepared as a profession and pressured by the enormous workload. Hungarian primary care was involved only to an extent in the refugees' health care, as most of the migrants entering Hungary wanted to move forward to other countries. The need for evidence-based patient-centred interventions to assess refugee healthcare needs, and for training programmes for rapid capacity-building for integrated PHC was addressed by the EUropean Refugees - HUman Movement and Advisory Network (EUR-HUMAN) project, which 7 European countries developed together. The overall aim of the EUR-HUMAN project is to enhance the knowledge and expertise of European member states who accept refugees and migrants in addressing their health needs, safeguarding them from risks, while at the same time to minimize cross-border health risks. This initiative focuses on addressing the early arrival period, transition and longer-term settlement of refugees in European host countries. A primary objective of this project is to identify, design and assess interventions to improve PHC delivery for refugees and migrants with a focus on vulnerable groups. The structure, the main focus and outputs of the project are described and summarized in this paper, providing relevant information and access to educational materials for Hungarian (primary care) physicians. The EUR-HUMAN project was operated in 2016 under the auspices of the European Commission and funded by the Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA). Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(35): 1414-1422.
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Affiliation(s)
- Imre Rurik
- Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-egészségügyi Tanszék, Debreceni Egyetem, Népegészségügyi Kar Debrecen, Móricz Zs. krt. 22., 4032
| | - László Róbert Kolozsvári
- Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-egészségügyi Tanszék, Debreceni Egyetem, Népegészségügyi Kar Debrecen, Móricz Zs. krt. 22., 4032
| | | | - Agapi Angelaki
- Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete Greece
| | - Dean Ajdukovic
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb Croatia
| | - Christopher Dowrick
- Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool United Kingdom
| | - Michel Dückers
- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | - Kathryn Hoffmann
- Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna Austria
| | - Zoltán Jancsó
- Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-egészségügyi Tanszék, Debreceni Egyetem, Népegészségügyi Kar Debrecen, Móricz Zs. krt. 22., 4032
| | - Elena Jirovsky
- Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna Austria
| | - Zoltán Katz
- Műveleti Medicina Tanszék, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Pécs
| | | | - Maria van den Muijsenbergh
- Department of Primary and Community Care, St Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - Anna Nánási
- Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-egészségügyi Tanszék, Debreceni Egyetem, Népegészségügyi Kar Debrecen, Móricz Zs. krt. 22., 4032
| | - Elena Petelos
- Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete Greece
| | - Danica Rotar-Pavlic
- Department of Family Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana Slovenia
| | | | - Hajnalka Tamás
- Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-egészségügyi Tanszék, Debreceni Egyetem, Népegészségügyi Kar Debrecen, Móricz Zs. krt. 22., 4032
| | - Palla Roland
- Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-egészségügyi Tanszék, Debreceni Egyetem, Népegészségügyi Kar Debrecen, Móricz Zs. krt. 22., 4032.,PROMO-MED Kft. Győrújbarát
| | - Tímea Ungvári
- Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-egészségügyi Tanszék, Debreceni Egyetem, Népegészségügyi Kar Debrecen, Móricz Zs. krt. 22., 4032
| | - Christos Lionis
- Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete Greece
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