The health impacts of COVID-19 on refugees: Jordan and Uganda case studies

Project Status:

Recently Completed Projects

Lead Faculty:

Paul Spiegel

This study aims to investigate the direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 in two refugee settings to: 
a) Better understand the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infections among refugee populations; and
b) Examine how non-COVID-related health services and health outcomes have been affected by the pandemic.
COVID and non-COVID-related data will be compared with the specific policies and public health measures implemented by each country and setting to prepare and respond to the epidemic. 
The research sites where the study will be implemented include Uganda (the settlements in the north, as well as refugees in Kampala) and Jordan (both refugee camps of Za’atari and Azraq as well as refugees in Amman). Inclusion of urban refugees will depend on data availability. 
 


Back to Top

People

Paul Bolton

Paul Bolton MB BS MPH MSc is a Senior Scientist in the Department of Mental...

Read More

Neil J. Saad Duque

Dr. Neil J. Saad Duque is an epidemiologist and an expert in...

Read More

Salomine Ekambi

Salomine Ekambi, MSPH is an early-career researcher with a Master of...

Read More

Paolo Verme

Paolo Verme is a Lead Economist, Manager of the Research Program on Forced...

Read More

Ruwan Ratnayake

Ruwan is a field epidemiologist with considerable experience in humanitarian...

Read More

Events

S
M
T
W
T
F
S
·
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
·
·
·
·