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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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Social determinants and risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in South Asian migrant populations in Europe
Author/s: Anita Davies, Carolyn Blake, Poonam Dhavan
In Europe, policies, strategies and interventions to address the growing burden of non-communicable diseases have generally neglected to take into consideration the impact of migration on health outcomes of increasingly multicultural and diverse societies. Research has shown that migrants of South Asian origin living in Europe are more at risk of acquiring non-communicable diseases than their counterparts in their country of origin or than the host European population.…
Read moreMigrant health policy: The Portuguese and Spanish EU Presidencies
Author/s: María-José Peiro, Roumyana Petrova-Benedict
Health is essential to migrants’ wellbeing and contribution to society. The European Union, European governments and the international community are progressively recognising this link and attempting to address the negative socioeconomic determinants of health which disproportionately affect migrant populations. At the EU level, attention to migrants’ health has been framed by two EU Presidencies, the Portuguese in 2007 and the Spanish in 2010. This article reviews the migrant health policy…
Read moreMigration health: Better health for all in Europe
Author/s: María-José Peiro, Roumyana Petrova-Benedict
Health care for undocumented migrants in the EU: Concepts and cases
Author/s: Ursula Karl-Trummer, Brigit Metzler, Sonja Novak-Zezula
A concept model presented in this paper introduces the concept of health care provision for undocumented migrants as a management strategy. Study cases from Australia and Italy are used to illustrate the concept.