Refugee health is often discussed in terms of crises such as disease outbreaks, malnutrition and psychological distress. But ...

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the subsequent evacuation of 123,000 civilians has created another wave in the ongoing refugee crisis. Historically, refugees and displaced persons have faced ...

Health is a fundamental human right for all, including refugees. Refugees should have access to the same or similar healthcare as host populations, as outlined in the 1951 Refugee Convention. Many ...

Refugees receiving interventions in local communities are far more likely to regain stability and independence than those ...

Jama Ahmed Mohamed was 2 years old when his family fled the civil war in Mogadishu, Somalia, and escaped to a refugee camp in Kenya. This became his precarious home, where his family faced alienation ...

Support for refugees is generally considered to include things that meet basic needs like food, water, shelter and health care. But what about refugees’ mental health? Cox’s Bazar, a district in ...

Although they experience significantly higher rates of depression, post-traumatic stress and anxiety than their U.S.-born neighbors, refugees have largely not been able to see mental health providers.

Refugees face harsh conditions that put their mental health under significant stress. While many of them show remarkable resilience, some need extra support to rebuild their lives. UNHCR’s Mental ...

In June, the IRC in Atlanta’s Community Health Response Manager, Dr. Omar Aziz, was invited to present at the annual North American Refugee Health Conference (NARHC), held in Cleveland, Ohio. The ...

Within the past two years Minnesota has become home for large groups of refugees. In 2021, 1,089 refugees with the status of humanitarian parole arrived in Minnesota; around 56% of them, 642, being ...

Although they experience significantly higher rates of depression, post-traumatic stress and anxiety than their U.S.-born neighbors, refugees have largely not been able to see mental health providers.

Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees, including the gunman charged in the shootings of two National Guard members, killing ...