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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.
Cuidados para la Salud y la Trata de Personas: Guías para Proveedores de Salud
Author/s: IOM, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Trafficking in Persons
Los abusos presentes en la trata de personas pueden involucrar riesgos de salud. En muchos casos, las secuelas físicas y psicológicas de la experiencia de la trata pueden ser graves y duraderas. El proveedor de salud que se encuentre en contacto con una persona que ha estado en una situación de trata o algún otro individuo expuesto a otro tipo de explotación tiene una oportunidad única de proveer cuidados médicos esenciales y opciones de referencia vitales. Para los profesionales de la salud…
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Pautas para mejorar el bienestar psicosocial de las poblaciones migrantes y en situación de vulnerabilidad
Author/s: Marcelo Pisani, Jefe de Misión
Su objetivo es difundir la perspectiva desde donde se entiende el enfoque y la respuesta psicosocial para facilitar la incorporación de dicha perspectiva en los procesos de diseño de iniciativas pertinentes para las poblaciones beneficiarias.
Por otro lado, entrega herramientas específicas que permiten orientar y comprender el contexto de los individuos y comunidades para identificar las necesidades psicosociales.
Mental health and psychosocial support in emergency setting: What should camp coordination and camp management actors know?
Author/s: Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)
Migration Health – Report of IOM Activities 2011
Author/s: IOM
This report illustrates IOM’s health activities in 2011. Key achievements in three main programmatic areas are presented: Migration Health Assessments and Travel Health Assistance; Health Promotion and Assistance for Migrants; and Migration Health Assistance for Crisis-Affected Populations. The report also highlights three emerging themes in migration and health, namely, non-communicable diseases and the link with migration; migration as a social determinant of health; and…
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Caring for Trafficked Persons: Guidance for Health Providers – Facilitator’s Guide
Author/s: IOM, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
For health-care providers, trafficking in persons is best understood as a serious health risk because as with other forms of violence, it is associated with physical and psychological harm. Health providers may come into contact with victims of trafficking at different stages of the trafficking process and at different stages of their recovery. The informed and attentive health-care provider can play an important role in assisting and treating individuals who may have…
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“Strengthening Migration Health Management in Sri Lanka” (chapter 6, text box 3). In: Global Migration Issues, Volume 1: Global Perspectives on Migration and Development (GFMD Puerto Vallarta and Beyond)
Author/s: IOM Geneva, IOM Sri Lanka
This volume is the first in a new Springer series to examine one of humanity’s most pressing concerns: global migration and its implications for development. As population mobility grows in an ever more crowded world, the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) has emerged as the most important global mechanism to deal with the urgent challenges it presents. This book explores fresh strategies proposed by theGFMD in its fourth year of operation in Mexico and beyond. Interrogating…
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