HIDN Webinars 2020-21: ‘Internal Displacement, Infectious Diseases and Health Responses’

Podcast of a HIDN webinar that considers how health policy and providers can adequately prevent and mitigate the impact of infectious disease in IDP populations
Published on June 15, 2021
HIDN | hidn, Health, Africa, Americas (inc Caribbean)

IDPs often face increased risk of infectious diseases, including respiratory and sexually-transmitted diseases, and are particularly exposed to epidemics. Not least in the COVID-19 context, this raises important questions about how health policy and providers can adequately prevent and mitigate the impact of infectious disease in IDP populations. In this webinar, three presentations by leading HIDN researchers share cutting edge research on how infectious diseases move through IDP populations and the implications for health responses.

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