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Digital Solutions for Migrant and Refugee Health: A Framework for Analysis and Action Publisher



Matlin SA1 ; Hanefeld J2 ; Cortereal A3 ; Da Cunha PR4 ; De Gruchy T5 ; Manji KN6 ; Netto G7 ; Nunes T3 ; Sanlier I8 ; Takian A9 ; Zaman MH10 ; Saso L11
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  1. 1. Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
  2. 2. Centre for International Health Protection (ZIG), Robert Koch Institute, Nordufer 20, Berlin, 13353, Germany
  3. 3. University of Coimbra, Clinical and Academic Centre of Coimbra, Faculty of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
  4. 4. Department of Informatics Engineering, University of Coimbra, CISUC, Coimbra, Portugal
  5. 5. African Centre for Migration & Society, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  6. 6. Charite Center for Global Health (CCGH), Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany
  7. 7. The Institute of Place, Environment and Society, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  8. 8. Migration and Development Research Center (MIGCU), Cukurova University, Saricam/Adana, Turkey
  9. 9. Department of Global Health & Public Policy, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Iran
  10. 10. Departments of Biomedical Engineering and International Health, Center on Forced Displacement, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
  11. 11. Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

Source: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe Published:2025


Abstract

Digital technologies can help support the health of migrants and refugees and facilitate research on their health issues. However, ethical concerns include security and confidentiality of information; informed consent; how to engage migrants in designing, implementing and researching digital tools; inequitable access to mobile devices and the internet; and access to health services for early intervention and follow-up. Digital technical solutions do not necessarily overcome problems that are political, social, or economic. There are major deficits with regard to (1) reliable data on the health needs of migrants and mobile populations and on how they can use digital tools to support their health; (2) evidence on effectiveness of solutions; and (3) a broad framework to guide future work. This article provides a wide socio-technical perspective, as a framework for analysis and developing coherent agendas across global-to-local spaces, with particular attention to the European region. © 2024 The Authors
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