Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons: A scoping review

David Cantor; Jina Swartz; Bayard Roberts; Aula Abbara; Alastair Ager; Zulfiqar A. Bhutta; Karl Blanchet; Derebe Madoro Bunte; John Bosco Chika Chukwuorji; Nihaya Daoud; Winifred Ekezie; Cecilia Jimenez-Damary; Kiran Jobanputra; Nino Makhashvili; Diana Rayes; Maria Helena Restrepo-Espinosa; Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales; Bukola Salami; James Smith

doi:10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100071

Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons: A scoping review

David Cantor^*
, Jina Swartz
, Bayard Roberts
, Aula Abbara
, Alastair Ager
, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
, Karl Blanchet
, Derebe Madoro Bunte
, John Bosco Chika Chukwuorji
, Nihaya Daoud
, Winifred Ekezie
, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary
, Kiran Jobanputra
, Nino Makhashvili
, Diana Rayes
, Maria Helena Restrepo-Espinosa
, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
, Bukola Salami
, James Smith

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Advanced Study, University of London
Fellow
London School Of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Royal Brompton Hospital
Queen Margaret University College
Mailman School of Public Health
SickKids Centre for Global Child Health
Université de Genève
Dilla University
University of Nigeria
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Philippines
Médecins sans Frontières
Ilia State University (ISU)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Universidad del Rosario
Fundacion Universitaria Autónoma de las Americas
Universidad Cientifica del Sur
University of Alberta

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Abstract

We seek to strengthen understanding of the health needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in contexts of conflict or violence. Based upon a scoping review, our paper identified limited evidence on IDP health, but nevertheless indicates that IDPs tend to experience worse health outcomes than other conflict-affected populations across a range of health issues; and this is due to the particularly vulnerable situation of IDPs relative to these other populations, including reduced access to health services. Further research is required to better understand these needs and the interventions that can most effectively address these needs.

Original language	English
Article number	100071
Journal	Journal of Migration and Health
Volume	4
Early online date	29 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100071
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The Health and Internal Displacement Network (HIDN) results from an “Internal Displacement and Health” workshop convened in 2021 by the Academy of Medical Sciences, UK, and the Internal Displacement Research Programme . HIDN is supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund , United Kingdom Research and Innovation (grant numbers AH/T005351/1 , EP/T003227/1 and ES/P010873/1 ). We thank the participants in the workshop, network and activities for their input. Findings from an initial draft of this paper were shared in early 2021 with the United Nations Secretary-General's High Level Panel on Internal Displacement.

Funding

The Health and Internal Displacement Network (HIDN) results from an “Internal Displacement and Health” workshop convened in 2021 by the Academy of Medical Sciences, UK, and the Internal Displacement Research Programme . HIDN is supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund , United Kingdom Research and Innovation (grant numbers AH/T005351/1 , EP/T003227/1 and ES/P010873/1 ). We thank the participants in the workshop, network and activities for their input. Findings from an initial draft of this paper were shared in early 2021 with the United Nations Secretary-General's High Level Panel on Internal Displacement. The work of the first and third authors was supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund, United Kingdom Research and Innovation (grant numbers AH/T005351/1, EP/T003227/1 and ES/P010873/1). The Health and Internal Displacement Network (HIDN) results from an “Internal Displacement and Health” workshop convened in 2021 by the Academy of Medical Sciences, UK, and the Internal Displacement Research Programme. HIDN is supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund, United Kingdom Research and Innovation (grant numbers AH/T005351/1, EP/T003227/1 and ES/P010873/1). We thank the participants in the workshop, network and activities for their input. Findings from an initial draft of this paper were shared in early 2021 with the United Nations Secretary-General's High Level Panel on Internal Displacement. The work of the first and third authors was supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund , United Kingdom Research and Innovation (grant numbers AH/T005351/1 , EP/T003227/1 and ES/P010873/1 ).

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Conflict
Health
IDPs
Internal displacement
Internally displaced persons

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Cantor, D., Swartz, J., Roberts, B., Abbara, A., Ager, A., Bhutta, Z. A., Blanchet, K., Madoro Bunte, D., Chukwuorji, J. B. C., Daoud, N., Ekezie, W., Jimenez-Damary, C., Jobanputra, K., Makhashvili, N., Rayes, D., Restrepo-Espinosa, M. H., Rodriguez-Morales, A. J., Salami, B., & Smith, J. (2021). Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons: A scoping review. Journal of Migration and Health, 4, Article 100071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100071

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