Publications on COVID-19 and Migration Health

Repository of Research Publications on COVID-19 and Migration Health

This section features an interactive, open-source, searchable (and downloadable) repository of research publications based on a mapping exercise involving the quantitative assessment of a set of published scientific articles (i.e. bibliometric analysis) on COVID-19 in relation to migrants, migration, and human mobility. 

 

Searching and Navigating the Database

  • Enter keyword/s in the search box on the left-hand sidebar to find publications of relevance to your specific interest.
  • Use the filter options on the left-hand sidebar to search through available publications (i.e., by theme/sub-theme; region/country of coverage; publication type; author/s; year of publication).
  • The map provides an overview of the countries covered in the research publications. Hover over the map to see the number of publications in a specific country or region.

The results of your search can be downloaded as an “XLS” file. Search results will also be listed at the bottom of the page. Selecting the title of a specific publication will lead to a “download” link or a link to the website where the original document is housed.

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Safta-Zecheria L.
Migration angle: Returning migrants, Migrants
Source Title: Disability and Society
Publisher: Routledge
Theme > Subtheme: Disease epidemiology and mathematical modelling, Disease transmission
Region/Country (by coverage): Romania

In this contribution, I discuss potential risk to the health of people with disabilities in residential care institutions during the COVID-19 outbreak by looking at evidence from Romania. As an academic who has studied deinstitutionalization of services for people with disabilities in Romania, I argue that residential care institutions for people with disabilities are at risk of becoming sites for community contagion with COVID-19. These institutions are often located in remote and… Read more