BACKGROUND Diagnosis and control programs for infectious diseases among immigrants are the most important aspects of epidemiological studies for both origin and destination countries. Data about hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among the Afghan immigrants in Iran is limited. OBJECTIVES To the best of HBV treatment and prevention in Afghan immigrants in Iran, the present study was conducted t...

OBJECTIVE To document demographic characteristics and prevalence of infectious diseases in refugees and humanitarian entrants attending the Migrant Health Unit (MHU) in Perth for health assessment from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2004. DESIGN Retrospective case series. PARTICIPANTS All refugees and humanitarian entrants arriving in Western Australia on subclass 200 and subclass 202 visas ...

Introduction As written by Warsan Shire, “no one leaves home until the is mouth of a shark”. UNHCR defines forced displacement as “displaced because persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations" Objectives to study prevalence common Mental health disorders among forcibly displaced people and comparing with mental host community members. Methods The OPD BIPBS in SPH BMC...

This study aims to analyze the dynamics of relations between Indonesia and Afghanistan during reign Joko Widodo before after Afghan coup by transnational Islamic movement Taliban. Even though Taliban is back in power Afghanistan, government are still going well. research a qualitative descriptive using concept multitrack diplomacy answer problem this research. The method collect data literature...

Background and Purpose: Afghans are the main refugee population in Iran. Gaining insight into precise needs of this population, their health, wellbeing crucial for appropriate planning consequential interventions to improve life experience. Materials Methods: A total 20 legal Afghan refugees residing Tehran were studied using a successfully tested questionnaire several dimensions physical healt...

Since October 2008, the Medicine/Pediatrics Primary Care Center (MPPCC) has been working with Rhode Island's refugee resettlement agency to coordinate medial care for newly resettled adults and adolescent refugees. The process includes obtaining extensive screening labs and providing immunizations. This review discusses the results of selected screening tests for latent TB, stool parasites, vit...

Screening of undocumented migrants or refugees for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections has been offered free of charge and free from bureaucratic procedures since 2012 at four primary-level clinical centres in Naples and Caserta, Italy. Of 926 undocumented migrants and refugees visiting one of the primary-level clinical centres from...

Background. Eosinophilia is a major health issue concerning immigrant populations from parasite endemic regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The presence of eosinophilia is most commonly due to parasite infections in this group. This study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of eosinophilia and the prevalence of parasitic infections in refugees being resettled in Da...

Raisins are an important export commodity for Afghanistan; however, Afghan packers are unable to export to markets seeking high-quality products due to limited knowledge regarding their quality and safety. To evaluate this, Afghan raisin samples from pre-, semi-, and postprocessed raisins were obtained from a raisin packer in Kabul, Afghanistan. The raisins were analyzed and compared to U.S. st...