Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Volume 88, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 792-794

A standardized health information system for refugee settings: Rationale, challenges and the way forward (Article) (Open Access)

Haskew C.* , Spiegel P. , Tomczyk B. , Cornier N. , Hering H.
  • a Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Public Health and HIV section, Case Postale 2500, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
  • b Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Public Health and HIV section, Case Postale 2500, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
  • c Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United States
  • d Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Regional Support Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
  • e Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Public Health and HIV section, Case Postale 2500, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

Abstract

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Index Keywords

health care management World Health refugee Cost benefit analysis public health service Health Status Disparities Population Surveillance Refugees Health Resources resource allocation language standardization Health Services Needs and Demand disease surveillance health program Humans immigration policy preventive health service medical information system quality control health services Disease Outbreaks Article disease transmission epidemic service provision emergency health service health care quality health care access information system government regulation Hospital Information Systems Health Policy decision making health care availability public health health care delivery
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77957807272&doi=10.2471%2fBLT.09.074096&partnerID=40&md5=37572ff771f8be0563d19040364e0ee1
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.074096
ISSN: 00429686
Cited by: 16
Original Language: English