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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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MRS N°48 - Mobility of Health Professionals to, from and within the European Union
Author/s: Caroline Schultz, Barbara Rijks
This publication is a shortened version of the summary report “Mobility of Health Professionals: Health systems, work conditions, patterns of health workers’ mobility and implication for policy makers”, which was published in March 2012, in Bonn, Germany, by a consortium led by Dr. Caren Weilandt at the Wissenschaftliches Institut der Ärzte Deutschlands (WIAD, Scientific Institute of the Medical Association of German Doctors). The summary report was written by Frits…
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Situation Report on International Migration in South and South-West Asia
Author/s: Asia-Pacific RCM Thematic Working Group on International Migration including Human Trafficking
This report analyzes migration issues taking into account socio-economic complexities. Analysis is provided in both the country and thematic chapters. The country chapters present an overview of migration dynamics in 10 countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Turkey while the thematic chapters contain an analysis of regional migration trends and issues from eight standpoints, namely…
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National profile of migration of health professionals - Philippines
Author/s: Fely Marilyn Lorenzo, Jennifer de la Rosa, Venice Celis, Sharlyn Celino
Worldwide mobility of health professionals (MoHProf) is a growing phenomenon, impacting the health systems of receiving, transit, and sending countries. EU Member States are increasingly affected by these developments - which might occur simultaneously within the same country. Therefore, the need to develop European policies to adequately address these issues is urgent. At the same time, reliable and differentiated knowledge and findings as a basis for such policy are…
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National profile of migration of health professionals - India
Author/s: Indrajit Hazarika, Sanghita Bhattacharyya, Aradhana Srivastava
Worldwide mobility of health professionals (MoHProf) is a growing phenomenon, impacting the health systems of receiving, transit, and sending countries. EU Member States are increasingly affected by these developments - which might occur simultaneously within the same country. Therefore, the need to develop European policies to adequately address these issues is urgent. At the same time, reliable and differentiated knowledge and findings as a basis for such policy are…
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National profile of migration of health professionals - Australia
Author/s: John Daly, Jim Buchan, Michele Rumsey, Jodi Thiessen, Bridget Weller
This national profile summarises the findings of research and interviews with key stakeholders from both government bodies involved with migrating health professionals and universities as well as interviews with migrant health professionals themselves. It should be noted that in this national profile when interviews with migrants are reported the information comes from 79 migrant health professionals who were surveyed and 35 of these went on to be interviewed, therefore…
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Healthy Migrants, Healthy Thailand: A Migrant Health Program Model
Author/s: Nigoon Jitthal
A survey of Cambodian health-care providers' HIV knowledge, attitudes and intentions to take a sexual history
Author/s: Webber G, Edwards N, Graham ID, Amaratunga C, Gaboury I, Keane V, Ros S, McDowell I
Abstract
Cambodia has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV in Asia and is scaling up HIV testing. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 358 health care providers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to assess readiness for voluntary testing and counselling for HIV. We measured HIV knowledge and attitudes, and predictors of intentions to take a sexual history using the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Over 90% of health care providers correctly answered knowledge questions about HIV…
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Activity manual for immigration officers and relevant persons in migrant health care
Author/s: Nonthathorn Chaiphet
HIV, 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.