Publications Search
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.
To browse or search: simply use the filter options on the left-hand side. Alternatively, you can enter keyword/s in the search box. Selecting a specific publication will lead to a ‘download’ link or link to the website where the document is housed. Here is the step-by-step guide for your reference.
Health vulnerabilities of mobile and migrant populations in Selected Ports of South Africa - Regional Synthesis Report
Author/s: Tim Quinlan
This SADC- funded project was a regional project involving primary research conducted at the ports of Beira, Dar es Salaam, Durban and Walvis Bay. This report is a synthesis of the findings of the research from the studies conducted at each port. Those findings are based on research conducted by four teams of researchers. Each team was selected in the country where they were to conduct the research. Their respective research was presented in four different reports. A…
Read moreEye on Migration and Health, Jan-Jun 2013
Author/s: IOM South Africa
This issue focused on IOMs efforts to support governments in these regions to integrate the health needs of migrants into national and regional plans, policies and strategies, taking into account their human rights, including the right to health.
Featured articles:
- IOM address the health of migrants in the Southern Africa mining sector
- Regional:IOM supports accelerated response to…
Eye on Migration and Health, Issue 6, April 2012
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 …
Eye on Migration and Health, Issue 5, June 2011
Author/s: IOM RO Southern Africa
A bulletin of news, information and analysis of migration and health in East and Southern Africa.
Inside this Issue:
- New clinic offers roadside health care for mobile population in Kenya
- Providing medical escort services to medically unfit Zimbabwean migrants
- Southern Africa ports as spaces of HIV vulnerability
- HIV Vulnerabiity…
Eye on Migration Health, Issue 4, November 2010
Author/s: IOM RO Southern Africa
A bulletin of news, information and analysis on migration health in Southern Africa.
Content:
- IOM farm worker study reveals highest HIV prevalence ever reported among a working population in Southern Africa
- Introducing the partnership on health and mobility in East and Southern Africa
- Spaces of vulnerability - moving beyond stigmatizing migrants
- IOM implementing partner clinches second impumelelo innovations awards
- Keyhold garden help…
Regional Workshop on HIV Responses for Mine Workers, Their Families and Affected Communities in Southern Africa
Author/s: IOM, UNAIDS RSTESA, TEBA, SIDA, Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
In response to the health and HIV vulnerabilities of mine workers, their families and the communities with which they interact, IOM in partnership with Southern African Development Community (SADC) HIV/AIDS Unit, United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNAIDS RSTESA), and TEBA Development (Regional Office), organised a Regional Workshop on HIV Responses for Mine Workers, Their Families and Affected Communities in…
Read moreRegional workshop on HIV responses among seafarers and port-based communities in Southern Africa
Author/s: IOM Regional Office South Africa
Regional workshop on 4-6 November 2009 in Durban, South Africa
In response to the vulnerabilities faced by seafarers and port-based communities in the ports of southern Africa, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with Southern African Development Community (SADC), United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), International Labour Organization (ILO) and Trucking Wellness, organised a Regional Workshop on HIV…
Read moreBreaking the cycle of vulnerability: Responding to the health needs of trafficked women in East and Southern Africa
Author/s: IOM South Africa
This report documents three trafficking trends in the region, and looks at the health risks that trafficked women encounter in each one. In all three trends women are vulnerable to sexual, reproductive and mental health-related problems. At present, organizations that aim to counter human trafficking in East and Southern Africa tend to focus on the prevention of trafficking, legislative change, and general victim assistance and return. This report investigates these issues…
Read moreHIV, AIDS and Population Mobility - Overview of the IOM Global HIV Programme 2006
Author/s: IOM
This documents describes IOMs approach in addressing HIV/AIDS and it disuccses examples of IOM projects.