Although refugees are facing a similar spectrum of non-communicable diseases to those experienced by the indigenous population of their countries of origin, trauma and injuries, sexual and reproductive health issues, violence and psychosocial disorders are among the most frequent health problems refugees encounter. Disruption of healthcare delivery systems in their coun- tries of origin and limited access to healthcare during their journey result in the interruption of treatments often required for the control of chronic diseases [2].
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