Williams Bhanu, Cassar Christine, Siggers Georgie, Taylor Sebastian
Department of Paediatrics, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, UK, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (Global Team), UK.
People for Change Foundation, Malta.
Arch Dis Child. 2016 Sep;101(9):839-42. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310657. Epub 2016 Jul 28.
In mid-2015, there were an estimated 20.2 million refugees in the world; over half of them are children. Globally, this is the highest number of refugees moving across borders in 20 years. The rights of refugee children to access healthcare and be free from arbitrary detention are enshrined in law. Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have a statutory medical assessment, but refugee children arriving with their families do not. Paediatricians assessing both unaccompanied and accompanied refugee children must be alert to the possibilities of nutritional deficiencies, infectious diseases, dental caries and mental health disorders and be aware of the national and international health guidance available for support.
2015年年中，全球估计有2020万难民；其中一半以上是儿童。这是20年来全球跨境难民数量最多的一次。难民儿童获得医疗保健和免受任意拘留的权利已写入法律。无人陪伴的寻求庇护儿童会接受法定医疗评估，但与家人一同抵达的难民儿童则不会。评估无人陪伴和有人陪伴的难民儿童的儿科医生必须警惕营养缺乏、传染病、龋齿和心理健康障碍的可能性，并了解可提供支持的国家和国际健康指南。
