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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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Bridging the gap: Using CHNRI to align migration health research priorities in India with local expertise and global perspectives
Author/s: Anuj Kapilashrami, Ekatha Ann John, Roomi Aziz, Kit Chan, Kolitha Wickramage; National Advisory Group for MiHSA Priority Setting Initiative; International Advisory Group for MiHSA Priority Setting Initiative; India Experts Group for MiHSA Priority Setting Initiative.
Background: Migration and health are increasingly recognised as a global public health priority, but concerns have been raised on the skewed nature of current research and the potential disconnect between health needs and policy and governance responses. The Migration Health South Asia (MiHSA) network led the first systematic research priority-setting exercise for India, aligned with the global call to develop a clearly defined migration health research agenda that will inform…
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Migration Health Research to advance evidence based policy and practice in Sri Lanka
Author/s: IOM
Despite the growing recognition of the importance that migration health plays in advancing global health and sustainable development goals, there is a paucity of technical guidance and “lessons learned” documents to guide Member States, international organizations, academia, civil society and other stakeholders seeking to develop effective migration health policies and interventions using evidence-based approaches. Governments today are faced with the challenge of…
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MRS No. 52 - Summary Report on the MIPEX Health Strand and Country Reports
Author/s: David Ingleby, IOM MHD RO Brussels
The Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) Health strand is a questionnaire designed to supplement the existing seven strands of the MIPEX, which in its latest edition (2015) monitors policies affecting migrant integration in 38 different countries. The questionnaire measures the equitability of policies relating to four issues: (A) migrants’ entitlements to health services; (B) accessibility of health services for migrants; (C) responsiveness to migrants’ needs; and (D…
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Malta Health Situation at EU's Southern Borders – Assessment Report
Author/s: IOM MHD RO Brussels, Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil
The Situational Assessment Report (SAR) on Migrant Health at the Southern EU borders is based on the International Organization for Migration assessment conducted within the framework of the Equi-Health project “Fostering health provision for migrants, the Roma, and other vulnerable groups”. The report was prepared with information collected in a desk review at regional and national level of publicly available reports, EU-funded projects, assessment tools, response…
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Italy Health Situation at EU's Southern Borders – Assessment Report
Author/s: IOM MHD RO Brussels, Giuliana Urso, Roumyana Petrova-Benedict, Emanuela Del Zotto
This document has been developed within the framework of the EQUI-HEALTH project ("Fostering health provision for migrants, the Roma, and other vulnerable groups”) EC/DG SANTE co-funded Southern EU Border component (MH SEUB) to present the findings of the IOM desk review and field work held in Sicily - Italy from 4th to 18th September 2013. The Eui-Health desk review and field work assessment aim to address: 1) migrants ' health; 2) occupational health; and 3) public…
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Greece Health Situation at EU's Southern Borders – Assessment Report
Author/s: IOM MHD Brussels, Chrisoula Botsi, Panayiotis Damaskos
The Situational Assessment Report (SAR) on Migrant Health at the Southern EU borders is based on the International Organization for Migration (IOM) assessment conducted within the framework of the Equi-Health project “Fostering health provision for migrants, the Roma, and other vulnerable groups”. The report was prepared with information collected in a desk review at regional and national level of publicly available reports, EU-funded projects, assessment tools, response…
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Spain Health Situation at EU's Southern Borders - Assessment Report
Author/s: IOM MHD RO Brussels, Manuel Garcia-Ramirez, Rocio Garrido, Violeta Luque-Ribelles, Marta Escobar-Ballesta, Andalusian School of Public Health (EASP)
The Situational Assessment Report (SAR) on Migrant Health at the Southern EU borders is based on the International Organization for Migration (IOM) assessment conducted within the framework of the Equi-Health project “Fostering health provision for migrants, the Roma, and other vulnerable groups”. The report was prepared with information collected in a desk review at regional and national level of publicly available reports, EU-funded projects, assessment tools, response…
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Migración Internacional, Salud y Derechos Humanos
Author/s: IOM, World Health Organization, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
En la presente publicación, y en aras de proporcionar a todos los interlocutores una referencia sobre cuestiones clave de salud y derechos humanos en el contexto de la migración internacional, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos (ACNUDH) y la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) analizan los múltiples desafíos a que se enfrentan los migrantes en…
Social exclusion and structural health inequalities. In: Moving Forward Equity in Health
Author/s: Ana Rico, Roumyana Petrova-Benedict, Anna Basten, Rosa Urbanos
Chapter VI. In: Moving Forward Equity in Health: Monitoring Social Determinants of Health and the Reduction of Health Inequalities
The SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND STRUCTURAL HEALTH INEQUALITIES chapter focuses on monitoring social exclusion and structural health inequality (HI) in the European Union. It proposes an integrated battery of indicators to measure the impact of social exclusion on health inequalities as well as its interaction…
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Health of Migrants: The Way Forward - Report of a Global Consultation. Madrid, Spain, 3–5 March 2010
Author/s: World Health Organization, Ministry of Health and Social Policy of Spain, IOM