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ProfessorMaudLemoine

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

Professor and Honorary Consultant in Hepatology
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 3312 5212m.lemoine

 
 
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Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Wing (QEQM)St Mary's Campus

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Kim:2021:10.2471/BLT.20.260919,
author = {Kim, JU and Ingiliz, P and Shimakawa, Y and Lemoine, M},
doi = {10.2471/BLT.20.260919},
journal = {Bulletin of the World Health Organization},
pages = {280--286},
title = {Improving care of migrants is key for viral hepatitis elimination in Europe},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.20.260919},
volume = {99},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - By 2040, deaths from chronic viral hepatitis worldwide are projected to exceed those from human immunodeficiency virus infection,tuberculosis and malaria combined. The burden of this disease is predominantly carried by low-resource countries in Africa and Asia. Inresource-rich countries, the epidemiological spread of viral hepatitis is partially driven by migrant movements from areas of high endemicity.In the last decade, Member States of the European Union and the European Economic Area have experienced an unprecedented influxof migrants, which has resulted in the polarization of political views about migration. In addition, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemichas worsened the economic and health conditions of migrants and contributed to hostility to ensuring their health rights. Moreover, theimplementation of hostile laws in some host nations has increased the vulnerability of marginalized migrant subgroups, such as asylumseekers and undocumented individuals. These developments have complicated the historical challenge of identifying high-risk migrantgroups for screening and treatment. However, if European countries can apply the simplified assessment tools and diagnostic tests for viralhepatitis that have been used for decentralized screening and monitoring in resource-poor countries, the uptake of care by migrants couldbe dramatically increased. Given the global calls for the elimination of viral hepatitis, European nations should recognize the importance oftreating this vulnerable migrant population. Political and health strategies need to be adapted to meet this challenge and help eliminateviral hepatitis globally
AU  - Kim,JU
AU  - Ingiliz,P
AU  - Shimakawa,Y
AU  - Lemoine,M
DO  - 10.2471/BLT.20.260919
EP  - 286
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 0042-9686
SP  - 280
TI  - Improving care of migrants is key for viral hepatitis elimination in Europe
T2  - Bulletin of the World Health Organization
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.20.260919
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000648908700009&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/341233
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/89876
VL  - 99
ER  -
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