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This publications portal is a repository of all IOM migration health publications from 2006 to present where IOM was a primary contributor.
Publications include peer-reviewed scientific papers, technical reports, training guides/manuals, policy briefs/discussion papers, factsheets, newsletters, research reviews, conference and poster presentations. These are categorized by topic, author, country/region covered as well as by year, language, and type of publication. The map reflects the countries covered by the publications.
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Design and implementation of a humanitarian cancer care programme for Ukrainian refugees in Moldova and Romania
Author/s: Horia Vulpe, Artiom Minzatean, Irena Tocino, Ruslan Baltaga, Gabriel Kacso, Claudia Oprea, Veronica Ciobanu, Sergiu Brenister, Ciprian Tomuleasa, Gabriel Ricu, Rodica Mindruta-Stratan, Catalin Danaila, Dragos Iancu, Ludmila Circiumari, Cristian Teglas, Lars Lonnback, Violina Nazaria, Ursula Wagner, Eugenia Ciubotaru, Nicoleta Minzatean, Ciprian Jitaru, Stanislav Polozov, Inessa Matiushenko, Anna Uzlova, Richard Sullivan, Stefania Magidson
Russia's targeting of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine has disrupted access to health care throughout the country. On March 4, 2022, the EU enacted a Temporary Protection Directive that granted residency, social assistance, and comprehensive medical coverage to Ukrainian refugees and third-country nationals in any of its member states. However, some refugees with cancer are unable or unwilling to travel long distances to countries beyond their immediate borders because of factors such as…
Read moreHIV- Related Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, and Stigma Among Healthcare Providers: Caring for HIV in Jordan: Identification of Several Organizational Challenges
Author/s: Randa K. Saad, Yousef Khader, Ashraf Jamil Aqel, Srinath Satyanarayana, Nevin Wilson, Hiba Abaza
Background: There is paucity of data on Healthcare Providers (HCPs) caring for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Jordan.
Objective: We aimed to understand HCPs’ knowledge, attitude, stigma, and practices, to assess the gaps in HIV care in Jordan.
Methods: We conducted recorded in-depth interviews with all five HCPs working at the only HIV Service Center in Jordan, using semi-structured questions in 2021. Content analysis was performed.
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Read moreMigration Health Research Bulletin, Issue No. 27
Author/s: IOM
The issue of the Bulletin features publications on migration, zoonoses, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, mental health, among others.
The audio podcast episode discusses the importance of the inclusion of migrants into policies and actions towards zoonotic disease prevention and control as well as outlines guidance on the…
Read moreInner Journeys: Mental Health and Psychosocial Perspectives on the Migration, Return and Reintegration Experiences of Ethiopian, Somali and Sudanese Migrants in Vulnerable Situations
Author/s: IOM
This study examines the consequences that migration, return and reintegration experiences have on the mental health and the psychosocial well-being of returning migrants, with the primary purpose of informing policies, programmes and advocacy initiatives that promote sustainable reintegration. The analysis is relevant not only to mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) specialists, but also to protection officers and to return and reintegration practitioners, as it can inform the…
Read moreCOVID-19 preventive measures in Rohingya refugee camps: An assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice
Author/s: Charls Erik Halder, Md Abeed Hasan, Yussuf Mohamed Mohamud, Marsela Nyawara, James Charles Okello, Md Nahid Mizan, Md Abu Sayum, Ahmed Hossain, Andrew Willam, Hamim Tassdik
Background
Although many studies were conducted on COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among the general population in many countries, very little is known about refugees, particularly Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar. A vast array of risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) interventions were implemented in Cox’s Bazar with the intent of reducing disease transmission by empowering the community to adopt public health measures.
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Read more‘It is a disease which comes and kills directly’: What refugees know about COVID-19 and key influences of compliance with preventive measures
Author/s: Adelaide M. Lusambili, Michela Martini, Faiza Abdirahaman, Asante Abena, Joseph N. Guni, Sharon Ochieng, Stanley Luchters
Abstract
Background
Refugees are at increased risk for COVID-19 infection in part due to their living conditions, which make it harder to adopt and adhere to widely accepted preventive measures. Little empirical evidence exists about what refugees know about COVID-19 and what they do to prevent infection. This study explored what refugee women and their health care workers understand about COVID-19 prevention, the extent of their compliance to public health…
Climate Change Impacts on Health affecting Development and Human Mobility
Author/s: IOM
IOM, as the UN Migration Agency, has an imperative to act on the triple nexus of health, climate change, and mobility: Its Institutional Strategy on Migration, Environment and Climate Change 2021–2030 outlines a comprehensive, evidence and rights-based approach to migration in the context of environmental degradation, climate change and disasters, for the benefit of migrants and societies. Together with IOM’s engagement in migration health, particularly focusing also on resilience,…
Read moreFuture Surveillance for Epidemic and Pandemic Diseases: A 2023 perspective
Author/s: WHO
Surveillance is a pillar of the public health response to epidemics and pandemics. Yet, gaps in surveillance, from the local to the global, continue to leave the world vulnerable to infectious hazards. To address these vulnerabilities, the health emergency preparedness, response, and resilience (HEPR) architecture calls for a new approach to future surveillance - collaborative surveillance - that aligns traditional tactics with new initiatives to safeguard health for all.
This report…
Read more‘We have similar sad stories’: A life history analysis of left-behind children in Cambodian residential care
Author/s: Yao Fu, Lucy P. Jordan, Iris Hoiting, Thida Kim, Kolitha Wickramage
Globally, labor migration of parents has resulted in a growing number of children and adolescents being left behind in the areas from where migrants depart. In many countries a single parent or grandparents often act as children’s primary caregivers when parents migrate, while residential care has been found to an emergent caregiving arrangement for left-behind children in Cambodia. This phenomenon raises the questions: 1) how parental migration and other contextual factors contribute to…
Read moreInfectious Diseases and Health Access among Migrants in Cambodia - Final Report
Author/s: IOM
A steady economic growth over the last two decades in Cambodia and the ASEAN region has contributed to an increase in internal and international migration in search of better employment and livelihood opportunities. Migrants and mobile populations (MMP) face many obstacles in accessing essential health-care services due to a number of factors, including irregular migratory status, language barriers, a lack of migrant-inclusive health policies and inaccessibility of realization of global…
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