The Practice of Immigration Health in Complex Emergency Situations - A Case Study of Kosovo from March to July 1999

The Practice of Immigration Health in Complex Emergency Situations - A Case Study of Kosovo from March to July 1999

The need to rapidly transport refugees, displaced as a result of evolving complex humanitarian emergencies creates challenges for those refugee-receiving nations that require formaI immigration medical screening of these populations. Balancing the need to expediently resettle the refugees with these...

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Main Authors: Brian D. Gushulak, D. W. MacPherson, H. Prochazka, M. M. Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: York University Libraries 2000-01-01
Series:Refuge
Online Access:https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/22053
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spelling doaj-7810dff85e3b43668e06183bfdd0c7302020-11-25T03:27:46ZengYork University LibrariesRefuge 0229-51131920-73362000-01-0118510.25071/1920-7336.22053The Practice of Immigration Health in Complex Emergency Situations - A Case Study of Kosovo from March to July 1999Brian D. GushulakD. W. MacPhersonH. ProchazkaM. M. CooperThe need to rapidly transport refugees, displaced as a result of evolving complex humanitarian emergencies creates challenges for those refugee-receiving nations that require formaI immigration medical screening of these populations. Balancing the need to expediently resettle the refugees with these legislative and regulatory medical requirements can be logistically and operationally difficult. During the 1999 Kosovo crisis, the Humanitarian Evacuation Programme from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia rapidly moved large numbers of Kosovar Albanian refugees to nations with existing formal immigration medical screening requirements. This paper describes the successful management and delivery of immigration health services during this complicated international event.https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/22053
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The Practice of Immigration Health in Complex Emergency Situations - A Case Study of Kosovo from March to July 1999
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D. W. MacPherson
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title The Practice of Immigration Health in Complex Emergency Situations - A Case Study of Kosovo from March to July 1999
title_short The Practice of Immigration Health in Complex Emergency Situations - A Case Study of Kosovo from March to July 1999
title_full The Practice of Immigration Health in Complex Emergency Situations - A Case Study of Kosovo from March to July 1999
title_fullStr The Practice of Immigration Health in Complex Emergency Situations - A Case Study of Kosovo from March to July 1999
title_full_unstemmed The Practice of Immigration Health in Complex Emergency Situations - A Case Study of Kosovo from March to July 1999
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1920-7336
publishDate 2000-01-01
description The need to rapidly transport refugees, displaced as a result of evolving complex humanitarian emergencies creates challenges for those refugee-receiving nations that require formaI immigration medical screening of these populations. Balancing the need to expediently resettle the refugees with these legislative and regulatory medical requirements can be logistically and operationally difficult. During the 1999 Kosovo crisis, the Humanitarian Evacuation Programme from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia rapidly moved large numbers of Kosovar Albanian refugees to nations with existing formal immigration medical screening requirements. This paper describes the successful management and delivery of immigration health services during this complicated international event.
url https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/22053
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