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…
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Eye 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 …
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…
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Regional assessment on HIV prevention needs of migrants and mobile populations in Southern Africa
Author/s: IOM South Africa
A report of findings from an eight-country assessment of the HIV prevention needs of migrants and mobile populations in the SADC region. The assessment focused primarily on labour migrants employed in the agriculture, mining, transport, construction, informal cross border trade, as well as irregular migrants at a secondary level.
Content:
- Executive summary
- Introduction …
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…
HIV Integrated Biological and Behavioural Study (IBBS)
Author/s: IOM Regional Office South Africa
Baseline assessment: Preparing for the Implementation of IOM’s Health Promotion Projects across Southern Africa
Author/s: Stephanie Bleeker
This report is a consolidation of the findings from baseline assessments carried out by IOM’s PHAMSA Pilot Projects implementing partners in Lesotho and Mozambique (TEBA Development), Namibia (Walvis Bay Multi Purpose Centre), South Africa (Hoedspruit Training Trust), Swaziland (Royal Swaziland Sugar Corporation) and Zambia (CHAMP and Global Development Alliance companies). It reviews the HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and practices of labour migrants working…
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Regional 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…
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Eye on Migration Health, Issue 1, 2009
Author/s: IOM RO Southern Africa
A bulletin of news, information and analysis on migration health in Southern Africa.
- Editorial: Introducing PHAMSA and country consultations on HIV and mobility in Southern Africa
- HIV prevalence and vulnerability of farm workers
- Zambia: IOM migrant support centre in Chirundu
- Namibia: HIV programme to…