US EditionDelayed medical care leaves dozens of asylum-seeking children with serious health damage
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Pediatricians are very concerned about the health of children in asylum reception centers, research program Pointer reports. According to the pediatric expertise center Ekann, the health of some 40 children deteriorated significantly last year because they did not always have access to the right care. Asylum children also sometimes disappear from pediatricians' attention due to transfers. Ekann director and pediatrician Albertine Baauw told news…
The care for children in emergency asylum reception centres is lagging behind, partly because doctors lose sight of them when they are transferred. This is according to the Expertise Centre for Children and Adolescents Newcomers in the Netherlands (EKANN), where healthcare providers can report for advice on the care of refugee children.
Delayed medical care leaves dozens of asylum-seeking children with serious health damage
Dozens of asylum-seeking children in the Netherlands suffered serious health deterioration last year because they did not receive medical care on time, according to the Dutch pediatric expertise center Ekann. Delays were often caused by frequent relocations or poor living conditions in shelters. In some cases, the lack of timely care resulted in lifelong health damage—or even death.
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