van der Velden J
Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud, afd. Sociale Geneeskunde, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2006 Sep 9;150(36):1963-4.
The article 'Mental and physical health problems of and the use of healthcare by Afghan, Iranian and Somali asylum seekers and refugees' in this issue shows, as expected, that the health status of all three groups is poorer than that of the Dutch population. Even worse is that the care offered is far from optimal. To interpret these results, it would be important to know who the asylum seekers and refugees are in comparison with their fellow countrymen in their countries of origin, to have a better understanding of the background of their health problems, and to view the care offered to these people critically. Since they are a very heterogeneous and relatively small group, it is not easy to organise appropriate care for asylum seekers and refugees. Although attempts are being made to improve the situation, Dutch society should invest more so as to provide the same quality of care to its guests as it provides for its own population.
本期的文章《阿富汗、伊朗和索马里寻求庇护者及难民的身心健康问题与医疗保健利用情况》不出所料地表明，这三个群体的健康状况均比荷兰人口差。更糟糕的是，所提供的护理远非最佳。为了解释这些结果，重要的是要知道寻求庇护者和难民与他们原籍国的同胞相比是哪些人，以便更好地理解他们健康问题的背景，并批判性地看待为这些人提供的护理。由于他们是一个非常多样化且规模相对较小的群体，为难民和寻求庇护者组织适当的护理并非易事。尽管正在努力改善这种情况，但荷兰社会应加大投入，以便为其客人提供与为本国人口提供的相同质量的护理。
