Table 2 Frequency, cost and approvals of selected diagnoses among exceptional care committee applications for refugees
Diagnosis | No. refugees (% Female) | No. of refugees with ≥ 2 applications | Total no. of applications | Total cost (Average per person) USD | % Applications approved | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neurological | StrokeΩ | 36 (47) | 5 | 41 | 147,601 (4,100) | 95 |
Brain Tumor | 23 (61) | 6 | 29 | 181,815 (7,905) | 73 | |
Traumatic Injury of the Nervous System | 22 (9) | 0 | 22 | 142,252 (6,466) | 86 | |
Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities | 17 (56) | 2 | 19 | 44,688 (2,629) | 94 | |
Disc Prolapse | 16 (44) | 0 | 16 | 65,462 (4,091) | 50 | |
Meningitis | 12 (42) | 2 | 14 | 36,852 (3,071) | 93 | |
Epilepsy | 11 (27) | 1 | 12 | 21,245 (1,931) | 100 | |
Encephalopathy and LOCΨ | 8 (38) | 0 | 8 | 21,444 (2,680) | 100 | |
Cerebral Palsy | 7 (57) | 2 | 9 | 24,801 (3,543) | 67 | |
Multiple Sclerosis | 7 (57) | 2 | 12 | 52,511 (7,502) | 92 | |
Headache | 5 (60) | 0 | 5 | 9,412 (1,882) | 100 | |
Psychiatric | Schizophrenia | 12 (17) | 4 | 18 | 27,226 (2,269) | 100 |
Psychosis | 8 (25) | 0 | 8 | 10,596 (1,325) | 100 | |
Bipolar Disorder | 5 (60) | 2 | 9 | 17,113 (3,423) | 100 |