COVID-19 among migrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons: systematic review, meta-analysis and qualitative synthesis of the global empirical literature
Summary
A Qualitative Insight into Pre-Departure Orientation Training for Aspiring Nepalese Migrant Workers
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Population Mobility Mapping: Tracking Human Mobility Dynamics to Inform Public Health Interventions in Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) actively collaborates with different stakeholders and partners globally to enhance rapid detection and response mechanisms for disease outbreaks, with an approach anchored in a comprehensive understanding of human mobility dynamics. The movements of populations, including the points of origin, transit, destination, and return, encapsulate mobility within and across borders.
Evaluation of the National Tuberculosis Program and Tuberculosis Surveillance System, Jordan 2021
Objectives
Evaluate and determine the gaps in the National Tuberculosis Program and Tuberculosis Surveillance System in Jordan.
Methods
A concurrent embedded mixed quantitative/qualitative methods study was conducted to assess the National Tuberculosis Program and Tuberculosis Surveillance System in Jordan. A semi-structured questionnaire was developed based on the Updated CDC Guideline for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance System to collect necessary information from service providers and other stakeholders.
Results
Community, Rights and Gender Barriers Relating to Tuberculosis Prevention and Control among Migrants and Mobile Populations in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Tuberculosis (TB) is a social disease – and migration, as a social determinant of health, may increase TB-related morbidity and mortality among migrants and the communities in which they live. Across the countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), migrants face various barriers to accessing TB detection and treatment services. The Global Fund Strategy 2023–2028 highlights the importance of human rights, gender equality and community engagement, and of addressing the social determinants of TB, through a package of comprehensive and quality TB services.
Migration and Health in ASEAN: Regional Case Studies
The findings highlight that key challenges towards achieving optimal migrant health include the following gaps: in Brunei Darussalam, while it is a legally binding requirement for employers to obtain medical insurance for their migrant workers for the full duration of their employment, not all employers fulfil this obligation; in Indonesia, no coordination mechanisms exist between social health insurance provided by the government and overseas providers of migrant workers; in Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Philippines, multisectoral governmental coordination to specifically addres
Final Report: Biobehavioral Survey (BBS) among Venezuelan migrants living in Lima/Callao and Trujillo
The findings of this report provide solid evidence on the vulnerability factors and social and health determinants of the Venezuelan migrant community in Peru. It portrays the health situation of migrants in general and of migrants living with HIV and identifies gaps in access to education, work, health, justice and equality for all.
Factors of Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccination in Displaced Persons's Camps in North-Kivu, South-Kivu, Tanganyika and Ituri: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study
Introduction. Displaced persons in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo were not spared from Covid-19. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with vaccine acceptance among displaced persons.
Materials and methods. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among displaced persons in camps supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, and Tanganyika. The data were analyzed using SPSS 27.