Intersectoral approaches and integrated services in achieving the right to health for refugees upon resettlement: A scoping review Protocol

Global insecurity and climate change are exacerbating the need for improved management of refugee resettlement services. International standards hold states responsible for the protection of the right of non-citizens to an adequate standard of physical and mental health while recognising the importance of social determinants of health. However, programmes to protect refugees’ right to health often lack coordination and monitoring. This paper describes the protocol for a scoping review to explore barriers and facilitators to the integration of health services for refugees; the content, process and actors involved in protecting refugee health; and the extent to which intersectoral approaches are leveraged to protect refugees’ right to health on resettlement, especially for vulnerable groups such as women and children.

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Javadi D, Ho S, Tomson G, Frieberg P, Langlois EV. Intersectoral approaches and integrated services in achieving the right to health for refugees upon resettlement: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2017;7(8). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016638