Continuity of Care for Forcibly Displaced Persons Living with Chronic Illness

Morten Skovdal is Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Copenhagen. Lena Skovgaard Andersen is Associate Professor in Global Mental Health for the Department of Public Health at the University of Copenhagen.

“This timely collection presents diligently researched empirical studies of displaced peoples with focus on Uganda, Denmark and Georgia. The volume tells a story of interconnections between our common needs for survival and the social conditions required to live, highlighting three requisite dimensions that structure opportunities for care continuity: patients’ agency, our relations with each other in community, and programmes organised to deliver patient-centred care.” Jill Marshall, Royal Holloway University of London

• 1. Working Holistically: Dimensions Shaping Continuity of Care for Forcibly Displaced Persons Living With Chronic Illness – Morten Skovdal, Saria Hassan, Johanne Hanefeld, Lena Skovgaard AndersenPart 1: Navigational Capacity2. Working With Perceptions: Patient Education and Counselling as Pathways to Continuity of Care Among Diabetic Patients in Gaza – Usama Lubbad3. Working With Agency: Agency as a Driver of Continuity of HIV Care Amongst Ukrainian Refugees Fleeing to Denmark – Emilie Mai Anderberg, Marie Nørredam, Morten SkovdalPart 2: Social Relations4. Working Through Community Structures: The Role of Community Health Workers in Cardio-Metabolic Disease Care in Bidibidi, Uganda – Tania Aase Dræbel, Bishal Gyawali, Dricile Ratib, David Kyanddodo, Morten Skovdal5. Working Alongside Interpreters: Optimising Communication for Continuity of Care for Refugees in Uganda – Rita Nakanjako, Esther K. Nanfuka, Morten Skovdal, Susan Reynolds Whyte, David KyaddondoPart 3: Programmatic Organisation6. Working for Access: How Red Cross in Georgia Works to Ensure Diagnostics and Continuity of HIV Care and Treatment for Ukrainian Refugees – Davron Mukhamadiev, Nana Tsanava, Tea Chikviladze7. Working With Mental Health: How Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Into Refugee Health Services Can Support Continuity of Care for Chronic Conditions – Ye Htut Oo8. Working Across Sectors: How Multi-Sectoral Integration Improves Participation in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions for Refugees – Jacqueline Ntombizodwa Ndlovu9. Working Towards Continuity of Care: Calls for Action for Forcibly Displaced Persons Living With Chronic Illness – Lena Skovgaard Andersen, Morten Skovdal