Health programmes and policies associated with decreased mortality in displaced people in postemergency phase camps: a retrospective study
The LancetPublished 1 December 2002
Paul Spiegel, Mani Sheik, Carol Gotway-Crawford, Peter Salama
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Health and nutrition policies and programmes for displaced people in postemergency phase camps should be evidence-based. Programmes in complex emergencies should focus on indicators proven to be associated with mortality. Minimum indicators should be developed for programmes targeting displaced people in postemergency phase camps.
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