ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH NEED FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
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ABSTRACT
Since the current Boko Haram insurgency started in 2009, it has killed 20,000 and displaced 2.3 million from their homes Tiffen, 2009). This had resulted in to serious psychosocial and health problem for IDPs. Camps are set up to meet emergency needs of displacement apart from those that may decide to live with relations and friends outside the camps. However camps settings are associated with challenges especially when the displaced overstayed more than expected period in the camp. This work is on the assessment of health need for internally displaced persons, it would provide answers to some important questions track the current reality on ground and would guide government, policy makers and international humanitarian organizations on the health needs of the IDPs. The population for this study includes the IDPs, health care workers and workers with various emergency Agencies of state and federal governments. From our findings in this study we found out that Fever/malaria medications are among the health needs of IDPs, Medical Care from cough/respiratory problems is another health need for the IDPs and frequent checks to prevent malnutrition among children. In addition Government owned health care facilities are present in the IDP camps, there are also Ngo based Health care facilities and that there are military health care facilities in IDP camps.
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