Visa Relaxation Policies and Potential Implications on Public Health in Africa

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作者：
Komakech, Allan [1 ]
Baki, Karl Angendu [2 ,3 ]
Izudi, Jonathan [4 ,5 ]
机构：
[1] Africa Ctr Dis Control & Prevent Africa CDC, Kinshasa, DEM REP CONGO
[2] Democrat Republ Congo Natl Publ Hlth Inst, Dept Dis Control & Prevent, Kinshasa 012, DEM REP CONGO
[3] Inst Epidemiol & Trop Neurol, Inserm, OmegaHealth, U1094, F-87000 Limoges, France
[4] Mbarara Univ Sci & Technol MUST, Dept Community Hlth, Mbarara, Uganda
[5] African Populat & Hlth Res Ctr APHRC, Data Synergy & Evaluat, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
来源：
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE | 2024年 / 31卷 / 04期
关键词：
Visa relaxation; policies; public health; Africa;
D O I：
10.1093/jtm/taae032
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
In this article, we explore how Africa's visa relaxation policies could transform public health landscapes, with the potential of increasing access to healthcare and collaborative disease control while also posing challenges in managing infectious disease spread amidst already porous borders. We also suggest recommendations to some of the challenges.
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