Gaceta sanitaria / S.E.S.P.A.S
Volume 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 356-358

Health intervention in an Albanian-Kosovar refugees camp [Intervención sanitaria en un campo de refugiados albanokosovares] (Article)

Ruiz E. , Pugès X. , Artigues J. , García De Olalla P. , Castellsagué X. , Jansà J.
  • a Grup d'Acció Solidaria Internacional (GASI)
  • b Grup d'Acció Solidaria Internacional (GASI)
  • c Grup d'Acció Solidaria Internacional (GASI)
  • d Grup d'Acció Solidaria Internacional (GASI)
  • e Grup d'Acció Solidaria Internacional (GASI)
  • f Grup d'Acció Solidaria Internacional (GASI)

Abstract

This paper focuses on the health intervention developed in a camp of Albanian-Kosovar refugees, displaced as a consequence of the Balcans war in Kosova. Between May and June 1999, the camp of Kavajë in Albania, received 1,700 refugees, with an average age of 24 years old. During this period, 1904 cases were registered at the primary health care centre settled in the camp. The most frequent causes of consultation were respiratory infections (22%), external causes (21%), skin infections and intestinal diseases (12%). A part of the psychological damage, the population attended didn't present with relevant health problems. Most of the visits to the doctor, related to the difficulties suffered on their way to the camp and to the conditions they were living on.

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Index Keywords

refugee Albania Kosovo human Refugees middle aged Aged Young Adult Humans Adolescent male preschool child female Infant Child, Preschool adult Delivery of Health Care health care delivery Child
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ISSN: 15781283
Cited by: 2
Original Language: Spanish