[Covid-19 in Refugee Shelters: The German Public Health Service Needs Strengthening Now]. / Covid-19 in Flüchtlingsunterkünften: ÖGD jetzt weiter stärken.
Gesundheitswesen
; 82(5): 392-396, 2020 May.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-119331
ABSTRACT
The Covid-19 pandemic poses a major challenge for the management of collective accommodation centres for refugees. The often-overcrowded facilities hinder satisfactory implementation of social distancing and hygiene practices. Adequate information policies as well as a rapid, efficient management of suspected and confirmed Covid-19 cases are essential. However, scientific evidence on this is largely lacking. Besides partially implemented approaches, such as isolation areas or cluster quarantine, plans to evacuate overcrowded facilities should also be considered. The German Public Health Service (ÖGD) plays a vital role in the current Covid-19 pandemic. In order to fulfil their routine tasks of infection control and support health services management for refugee accommodation centres, the ÖGD urgently needs to be strengthened in terms of personnel and material. Additionally, means for a rapid exchange of best practice examples of Covid-19 interventions across federal states as well as collaborative structures and capacity within the ÖGD for accompanying operational research are needed. Refugees, their housing situation and their access to health care need to be included in pandemic plans. Only an integrative health care system can achieve regional and international targets for the control of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Refugees
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Public Health
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
German
Journal:
Gesundheitswesen
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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