International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Trump’s Zero-tolerance Policy: Would a Political Response to a Humanitarian Crisis Work?

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Author
Mohammad Karamouzian 1, 2
1 School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2 HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
10.15171/ijhpm.2018.80
Keywords
Refugee Health
Immigration
Health Policy
Subjects

Dear Editor,

Trump’s zero-tolerance policy for unauthorized border crossers makes zero sense.1-3 Numerous human rights organizations and news outlets have described the policy as “nothing short of torture” or “state-sanctioned child abuse” and called for immediate action from the international community.3-6... (Read more...)

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 7, Issue 11
November 2018
Pages 1070-1072

  • Received Date 03 July 2018
  • Revised Date 16 August 2018
  • Accepted Date 18 August 2018
  • First Published Date 01 November 2018
  • Published Date 01 November 2018