[Newly arrived refugees suffer from infectious diseases, deficiencies and poor mental health].

Refugees arrive in Denmark by different paths and canals. In some municipalities all refugees are offered a systematic health assessment when they receive a residence permit. The conducted assessments in Copenhagen and Aarhus have resulted in five studies and this review sums up some of the important results.

Health status of refugees newly resettled in Denmark.

Introduction: The municipality of Copenhagen offers general health assessment (GHA) to all newly resettled refugees, conducted at the Section of Immigrant Medicine, Hvidovre Hospital. This study described their disease burden and sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all adult individuals assessed from 1 January 2017 to 30 January 2019 were included.