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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.

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.

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SRHR-HIV Knows No Borders Project; A synthesis report of the regional, national, and community dialogues

2020 Report English
Author/s: IOM

Sub-Saharan Africa has some of the worst Sexual and Productive Health (SRH) outcomes globally, including high rates of unplanned pregnancies, maternal morbidity and mortality, unmet family planning needs, high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), cervical cancer and unsafe abortions. Poor SRH outcomes are heightened among migrant girls and women, many of whom are pressured into risky migration decisions for their survival, while having limited …

SRHR-HIV Knows No Borders Project Needs Assessment and Baseline Survey Final Report (2018)

2020 Report English
Author/s: IOM

Sub-Saharan Africa has some of the worst sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes globally. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights-HIV Knows No Borders (KNB) is a project covering six migration-affected countries in Southern Africa: Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia.

The project seeks to improve the sexual and reproductive (including HIV-related) health of both migrant and non-migrant adolescents and young people, sex workers and others who live…

SRHR-HIV Knows No Borders Project Final Evaluation Report (2020)

2020 Report English
Author/s: IOM

IOM’s HIV and SRHR Knows No Borders (KNB) project is part of a regional programme of work on HIV/AIDS and SRHR in Southern Africa (2016-2020). In 2019, MDF Training and Consultancy was commissioned by the donor to conduct an evaluation of the five projects, including KNB, that together comprise the regional programme. The evaluation included contribution analysis and case studies in Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia, three of the six countries where the KNB project is operating.

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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)-HIV Knows No Borders: Stories of change and best practices

2019 Report English
Author/s: SRHR-HIV Knows No Borders Project

‘SRHR-HIV Knows No Borders’ has been designed as a holistic, regional project to improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV-related outcomes amongst migrants (including migrant adolescents, young people and sex workers), as well as non-migrant adolescents, young people, sex workers and others living in migrationaffected communities. It is being implemented in selected high-volume migration-affected communities, including border communities, in all six countries.

This report…

Health vulnerabilities of mobile and migrant populations in Selected Ports of South Africa - Regional Synthesis Report

2015 Report English
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…

Health vulnerabilities of mobile and migrant populations in and around the Port of Durban, South Africa

2014 Report English
Author/s: IOM South Africa

This report assesses findings of the Durban study commissioned by the IOM with particular reference to the socio-geographical concept of ‘spaces of vulnerability’ amongst stevedores, truck drivers, seafarers and commercial sex workers. The concept refers to the social and economic conditions of existence and the personal circumstances of individuals, which can affect negatively their welfare and behavioural decisions.

Eye on Migration and Health, Jan-Jun 2013

2013 Periodical/ Newsletter English
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.

Partnership on Health and Mobility in the Mining Sector of Southern Africa

2013 Brochure/ Factsheet/ Infosheet English
Author/s: IOM South Africa

This is an information Sheet on a project aimed at addressing heath vulnerabilities of migrant mine workers, their families and affected communities in Southern Africa. The EUR 4.9 million project – Partnership on Health and Mobility in the Mining Sector of Southern Africa – will be funded by the Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of the Netherlands and will run through December 2015.

The project directly responds to the…

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…

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