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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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Key Populations, Key Solutions – A Gap Analysis and Recommendations for Key Populations and HIV in SA

2012 Policy brief English
Author/s: IOM South Africa

This policy brief is a summary of the findings and recommendations of the ‘Key Populations, Key Responses’ report. Commissioned by the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) and the South African UN Joint Team on HIV & AIDS, this report provides a comprehensive situational analysis of South African men who have sex with men, transgender people, injecting drug users, sex workers, prisoners and migrants, and HIV in South Africa. It includes an overview of…

Migración Saludable en América Central: Manual de Referencia

2012 Manual/ Training guide Spanish
Author/s: Carlos Van der Laat, Lucía Maquieira Caeiro

El presente documento fue elaborado en conjunto con el Fondo de Cooperación UNFPA/AECID; con el objetivo de formar y sensibilizar a proveedores de salud y funcionarios vinculados con migración sobre las condiciones que aumentan la vulnerabilidad de las poblaciones migrantes en América Central, con énfasis en su salud. Se busca fortalecer las acciones de protección y apoyo en las comunidades de origen, tránsito y destino, bajo un enfoque de derechos humanos e…

Youth Behavioural Survey Report: Somalia IOM 2012

2012 Technical Report English
Author/s: Saba Khan

Supported by the Global Fund, The International Organization for Migration (IOM) implemented community-based and youth-focused HIV prevention programs in Somalia. Little was known about the HIV vulnerability of Somali youth aged 15-24, and a baseline study was conducted on the sexual behaviors, knowledge and practice of youth to assess their HIV vulnerability.

The study carried out a survey in high-risk zones in Somalia targeting unmarried male…

Risks and vulnerability to HIV: Analysis of key determinants of the Nacala Transport Corridor

2012 Technical Report English
Author/s: Kerry Selvester, Delmira Cambaco, Victor Bie

ANSA carried out this in-depth qualitative study in 2011 on the Nacala transport corridor in northern Mozambique, to determine the risks and vulnerabilities to HIV of migrants and host communities along the corridor. The study concentrated on areas of significant economic activity, where truck and public transport drivers spend long periods of time and where amenities, such as bars, guesthouses and restaurants have been established to serve increasing numbers of mobile…

Determinants of HIV in key hotspots on the Southern transport corridor: Maputo to Swaziland

2012 Technical Report English
Author/s: Kerry Selvester, Delmira Cambaco, Victor Ble, Alfred Mndzebele

This study aims to explore the key determinants of HIV along Mozambique's southern transport corridor, which runs between Mozambique and Swaziland.

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HIV and Bangladeshi women migrant workers: An assessment of vulnerabilities and gaps in services

2012 Technical Report English
Author/s: Bindhya Pradhan Priesner

Bangladesh is a major supplier of labour to the world market. Female migrant workers are increasingly important for the Bangladeshi job market, as they contribute to poverty reduction and economic growth. Though the sector has significant potential to grow given the demand, there are challenges that put the rights of female migrant workers at risk.

HIV and population mobility: Behavioural study of female sex workers along Ghana’s Tema‐Paga transport corridor

2012 Technical Report English
Author/s: Aden Guliye, Valentia Amados, Abenta Asante, Jean Francois Aguilera

The aim of the study was to generate data on HIV and mobility to inform strategic decisions on HIV programming for Female Sex Workers (FSWs). Specific objectives of the study were to: (a) understand characteristics of the FSWs operating along the Tema‐Paga transport corridor; (b) understand mobility characteristics; (c) understand HIV vulnerability similarities and differences between roamers and seaters; and (d) identify HIV vulnerability (risk) factors.

Eye on Migration and Health, Issue 6, April 2012

2012 Periodical/ Newsletter English
Author/s: IOM South Africa

A bulletin of news, information and analysis on migration and health in East and Southern Africa.

Inside this Issue:

IOM South Afruca opens new health assessment centre
IOM Awarded for contribution to improved health care
The Wives behind Mozambique's migrant mineworkers
IOM Sensitises Vulnerable Population on HIV Prevention

Somali HIV Hot-Spot Mapping: Exploring HIV Vulnerability among Populations at Increased Risk, 2008

2012 Research brief English
Author/s: IOM Somalia

Somalia lacks strategic information for an effective and evidence-based response to the HIV epidemic. Since no epidemiological study has been conducted in Somalia on HIV risk behaviours and populations at risk, little is known about the dynamics of transactional sex, and its implications on HIV vulnerability and infection status of populations at increased risk. This hot-spot mapping is the first study targeting at-risk populations across Somalia, and was conducted from…