Department of Health Services and Hospital Administration; Faculty of Economics and Administration,, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 80200, Saudi Arabia.
F1000Res. 2023 Nov 20;12:176. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.130085.2. eCollection 2023.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has gravely challenged health systems globally, countries that host a large number of refugees are finding themselves even more burdened as providing preventive and curative services to refugees, and, migrants has proved to be a challenging task. The aim of this narrative review is to discuss the impact COVID-19 pandemic on immigrants, and seek to understand how COVID-19 affects provision of health services, access to health care and the socioeconomic situation. Like any other health challenge, COVID-19 has also left migrants susceptible to adverse outcomes, both directly and indirectly. Several factors limit their ability to avoid infections, access healthcare, and cope with socio-psychological impacts. In addition, undocumented immigrants or people living on short-term visit visas do not have full access to healthcare services in most countries. It is evident that COVID-19 has also influenced these workers leaving them jobless or receiving low wages or no pay, hence, this has hugely impacted the remittance and economic situation in their country. Extending access to healthcare to the entire immigrant population, irrespective of their legal status, is the cornerstone of an effective response to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.
虽然 COVID-19 大流行严重挑战了全球卫生系统，但收容大量难民的国家发现，向难民和移民提供预防和治疗服务被证明是一项具有挑战性的任务。本叙述性评论旨在讨论 COVID-19 大流行对移民的影响，并试图了解 COVID-19 如何影响卫生服务的提供、获得医疗保健的机会以及社会经济状况。与任何其他健康挑战一样，COVID-19 也使移民更容易受到不利结果的影响，无论是直接还是间接的。几个因素限制了他们避免感染、获得医疗保健和应对社会心理影响的能力。此外，在大多数国家，无证件移民或持短期访问签证的人无法充分获得医疗保健服务。显然，COVID-19 也影响了这些工人，使他们失业或只能获得低工资或没有工资，因此，这对他们所在国家的汇款和经济状况产生了巨大影响。扩大医疗保健的覆盖范围，包括所有移民，无论其法律地位如何，是应对 COVID-19 大流行的有效措施的基石。
