A review of evidence on equitable delivery, access and utilization of immunization services for migrants and refugees in the WH
A review of evidence on equitable delivery, access and utilization of immunization services for migrants and refugees in the WHO European Region (Health evidence network synthesis report) by World Health Organization: Regional Office for Europe
English | December 18, 2017 | ISBN: 9289052740 | 55 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | December 18, 2017 | ISBN: 9289052740 | 55 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
Providing equitable access to safe and cost-effective vaccines is vital to protect vulnerable groups in any country and to reduce morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), particularly among children. Migrants and refugees in the WHO European Region may be particularly vulnerable to VPDs. Children, who constitute approximately 25% of the total migrant population, are considered at greatest risk of VPDs because they may not have yet been vaccinated or may not have completed the schedule for all vaccines. In November 2015, WHO, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Children’s Fund made a joint recommendation that migrants and refugees in the WHO European Region should be vaccinated without unnecessary delay according to the immunization schedule of the host countries. The WHO European Region’s “Strategy, action plan and resolution on refugee and migrant health”, adopted in September 2016, addresses the issue of immunization among migrants and refugees.