Reimagining Refugee Camps: Toward Ethical, Sustainable and Integrated Health Systems

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Boston University

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Public Policy & Administration Department

Fourth Author's Department

Center for Migration and Refugee Studies

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https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.70060

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Maia C. Tarnas Sahar Al-Jobury Najwa Al-Dheeb Albaraa Quradi Nesrine Metry Samir Hadjiabduli Ibrahim Awad Carly Ching Daniel M. Parker Muhammad H. Zaman

Document Type

Research Article

Publication Title

International Migration

Publication Date

8-1-2025

doi

10.1111/imig.70060

Abstract

The existing model for health provision in refugee camps is not fit for purpose, especially for protracted displacement. As individuals are increasingly displaced beyond the temporary period for which camps are designed, it is critical that we reimagine care provision in such settings and give increased attention to individuals' dynamic and complex needs throughout their displacement. This Commentary reflects ongoing discussions from an interdisciplinary group that began at a 2024 workshop in Cairo, Egypt. As numerous challenges, including defunding and division between refugee and host communities, continue to worsen in the current political climate, it is imperative that we critically examine how our current systems for health provision in displacement settings can be made more ethical, sustainable and integrated.

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