REFUGEES FOR REFUGEES

摘要

Becoming an asylum-seeker and refugee involves loss of home, separation, social supports, and familiar traditions. Asylum-seekers and refugees differ from other immigrants due to forced migration. Adults and children may both be negatively affected, but children can be much more vulnerable than adults (Renton et al, 2016; Uwamaliya, 2015). According to Home Office statistics (2018), 27,044 people applied for asylum by the end of June 2018 and 14,308 people were granted asylum, protection and resettlement. A total of 6068 (42%) of those granted asylum were children under 18 years: a 2% increase compared with the previous year. The number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum was 2206 in 2017, coming mostly from Sudan, Eritrea, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh (Refugee Council, 2018), where access to healthcare is restricted or disrupted because of conflict. As a result, these countries have high risks related to infectious diseases and nutritional and metabolic concerns (Public Health England (PHE), 2017).