Table 1 Adaptation of the UNHCR 4Rs Framework [38] for externally-displaced HCW populations
The 4Rs Framework and Definitions | |
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 Repatriation | Free, voluntary return of HCWs to their country of origin in safety and dignity. |
 Reintegration | Ability of returned HCWs to secure the necessary political, economic, legal and social conditions to maintain their lives, livelihoods and dignity. |
 Rehabilitation | Restoration of social and economic health infrastructure (e.g. clinics, hospitals, schools, colleges, and universities) destroyed during conflict to enable HCWs to pursue sustainable livelihoods upon return to their country of origin. |
 Reconstruction | Re-establishment of political order, institutions and productive capacity to create a base for sustainable development for returned HCWs. |