Syed Sheriff Rebecca J, Reggi Massimiliano, Mohamed Abdirizak, Haibe Farhan, Whitwell Susannah, Jenkins Rachel
King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK, email
Gruppo per le Relazioni Transculturali, Milan, Italy.
Int Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 1;8(4):89-91. eCollection 2011 Nov.
Somalia, in the Horn of Africa, suffers violence, political instability and high mortality rates. The recent major drought in Somalia led to what was termed the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. In July 2011 it was reported that nearly 60 000 people had entered into Kenya from Somalia already that year, including 1300 new arrivals every day to the Dadaab refugee camp, described as 'the largest, most congested and one of the most remote refugee camps in the world' (see http://www.unhcr.org/4e204b1e9.html). The drought along with mass migration into such poor conditions are likely to have significant short- and long-term mental health consequences for the populations involved.
位于非洲之角的索马里饱受暴力、政治动荡和高死亡率之苦。索马里近期的严重旱灾导致了堪称世界上最严重的人道主义灾难。2011年7月有报道称，当年已有近6万人从索马里进入肯尼亚，其中每天有1300人抵达达达布难民营，该难民营被形容为“世界上最大、最拥挤且最偏远的难民营之一”（见http://www.unhcr.org/4e204b1e9.html）。旱灾以及大规模涌入如此恶劣环境的情况，可能会对相关人群产生重大的短期和长期心理健康影响。
