Nutrition Surveillance Report (Issue No. 4, January–December 2013)

This report presents child growth and malnutrition status of refugee children examined by the IOM Health Assessment Programme at select locations namely Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. The report analyses prevalence of three key indicators for protein–energy malnutrition, namely, weight-for-height or wasting, height-for-age or stunting, and weight-for-age or underweight.

Nutrition Surveillance Reports: Health Assessment Programme (Issue No. 3, January–December 2012)

This report presents child growth and malnutrition status of refugee children examined by the IOM Health Assessment Programme at seven key locations around the world namely Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand. The report analyses prevalence of two key indicators for protein–energy malnutrition namely weight-for-height or wasting and height-for-age or stunting.

Nutrition Surveillance Report (Issue No. 2, January–December 2011)

This report presents child growth and malnutrition status of refugee children examined by the IOM Health Assessment Programme at seven key locations around the world namely Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand. The report analyses prevalence of two key indicators for protein–energy malnutrition namely weight-for-height or wasting and height-for-age or stunting.

Nutrition Surveillance Report (Issue No. 1, January-June 2011)

The IOM Migration Health Division is pleased to share this first issue of a newly launched quarterly publication on Nutrition Surveillance. This report presents child growth and malnutrition status of refugee children examined by the IOM Health Assessment Programme at seven key locations around the world namely Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand. The report analyses prevalence of two key indicators for protein–energy malnutrition namely weight-for-height or wasting and height-for-age or stunting.

Can migration health assessments become a mechanism for global public health good?

Abstract: Migrant health assessments (HAs) consist of a medical examination to assess a migrant’s health status and to provide medical clearance for work or residency based on conditions defined by the destination country and/or employer. We argue that better linkages between health systems and migrant HA processors at the country level are needed to shift these from being limited as an instrument of determining non-admissibility for purposes of visa issuance, to a process that may enhance public health.

Medical Service Fee Project under Resettlement Programmes and Ad hoc Medical Services

Several Member State fund medical activities, namely, health assessments and pre-departure fitness-to-travel checks, using service fee structure, to cover staff, office and operational costs. In particular, service fee structure is preferred by the Member States that plan small and/or ad hoc caseloads. Medical components of some other projects such as the Australian and Canadian resettlement programme and Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) are by donors based on service fees. These projects have separate budgets and project IDs.

Nepal- Harmonization of Protocols for Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment in the Bhutanese Refugee Camps Surrounding Host

The project aims to extend laboratory and treatment services, provided in the resettlement process, to the entire population of the camps. The project will directly benefit refugees, suffering from TB, and indirectly their families and the entire refugee community. As of the end of 2015, around 100,500 refugees will be resettled to third countries. Over 17,150 registered refugees will remain in the camps, of which around 90% refugees have already applied for resettlement.