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We must screen refugees to ensure no one is left behind: a case study of Malaysia

Yen Jun Wong, Shaun Wen Huey Lee
European Respiratory Journal 2020 55: 2000395; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00395-2020
Yen Jun Wong
1School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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Shaun Wen Huey Lee
1School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
2Asian Centre for Evidence Synthesis in Population, Implementation and Clinical Outcomes (PICO), Health and Well-being Cluster, Global Asia in the 21st Century (GA21) Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
3Gerontechnology Laboratory, Global Asia in the 21st Century (GA21) Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
4School of Pharmacy, Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
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The United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that there are approximately 25.9 million refugees worldwide [1]. The adverse living conditions, poor nutrition, low health literacy as well as physical and mental stress encountered by refugees increases the risk of these underprivileged individuals acquiring communicable diseases such as hepatitis, parasitic disease, and respiratory infections including tuberculosis (TB) [2]. As such, rapid diagnosis and appropriate treatment among all refugees for active TB as a strategy to control TB should be a global priority to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals on ending the TB epidemic by 2030, which is aligned with the World Health Organization (WHO) End TB Strategy [3].

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Mandatory screening for tuberculosis should be considered for refugees upon their arrival in Malaysia https://bit.ly/3at5uMV

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  • Conflict of interest: Y.J. Wong has nothing to disclose.

  • Conflict of interest: S.W.H. Lee has nothing to disclose.

  • Received February 23, 2020.
  • Accepted March 24, 2020.
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