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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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Migration: A Social Determinant of the Health of Migrants
Author/s: Anita Davies, Anna Basten, Chiara Frattini
This paper examines the relationship between migration and health from a human-rights and social equity based perspective. It discussed how migrationcan itself be seen as a determinant of migrants' health. Migrants are affected by social inequalities and are likely to go through several experiences during the migration process which puts their physical, mental and social well-being at risk. Migrants often face poverty and social exclusion, which has negative influences on…
Read moreSituation Report on International Migration in East and South-East Asia
Author/s: Regional Thematic Working Group on International Migration including Human Trafficking
The Situation Report on International Migration in East and South-East Asia covers migration dynamics in 16 countries within the region and is a collaborative effort by all the organizations that participate in the Regional Thematic Working Group on International Migration including Human Trafficking, which is co-chaired by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and IOM. The aim of the report is to explore complex inter-linkages between…
Read moreInternational Migration Law N°12 - Migration and the Right to Health: A Review of European Community Law and Council of Europe Instruments
Author/s: Paola Pace
This study aims at providing a legal perspective on migration health in Europe through a review of European Community Law and Council of Europe instruments. As will be seen, numerous instruments exist at the European level recognizing that the right to health is a fundamental human right for nationals and non-nationals alike: their goal is to ensure protection of health and equitable access to health services of appropriate quality for all. Nevertheless, health…
Migration Health Annual Report 2007
Author/s: IOM
Thousands of Iraqis displaced by on-going conflict in the country are in need of greater and long-term assistance, according to IOM.
According to the Organization and the Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration, there has been a significant rise in population displacement recently with between 30,000 to 36,000 people fleeing their homes in the past few weeks alone. Most of the displacement has occurred in Baghdad, Anbar and…
International Migration Law N°12 - Migration and the Right to Health: A Review of European Community Law and Council of Europe Instruments
Author/s: Paola Pace
This study aims at providing a legal perspective on migration health in Europe through a review of European Community Law and Council of Europe instruments. As will be seen, numerous instruments exist at the European level recognizing that the right to health is a fundamental human right for nationals and non-nationals alike: their goal is to ensure protection of health and equitable access to health services of appropriate quality for all. Nevertheless, health…
Read moreMódulo de la A a la Z en derechos sexuales y reproductivos: para funcionarios y funcionarias con énfasis en violencia intrafamiliar y violencia sexual
Author/s: Defensoría del pueblo, Profamilia, IOM
Colombia no ha sido la excepción, cuenta desde el año 2003 con una Política de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva, emitida por el Ministerio de la Protección Social y con una normativa dispersa en códigos, leyes, decretos y resoluciones, así como en numerosas interpretaciones jurisprudenciales de jueces y magistrados de Tribunales y de las Altas Cortes.
El conocimiento y la difusión de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, así como de los mecanismos…
Read moreGuía para la formación en derechos sexuales y reproductivos para población en situación de desplazamiento con énfasis en violencia intrafamiliar y violencia sexual
Author/s: El módulo que se desarrolla a continuación ha sido planeado para promover el
El módulo que se desarrolla a continuación ha sido planeado para promover el conocimiento y apropiación de los derechos humanos y en particular de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de mujeres, jóvenes, niños y niñas en situación de desplazamiento y en población receptora vulnerable. El módulo hace énfasis en las problemáticas de violencia intrafamiliar y sexual.
Diálogo Internacional sobre la Migración N°9: Migración y Recursos Humanos Para La Salud: De La Concienciación A La Acción
Author/s: IOM
En el marco del Diálogo Internacional sobre la Migración, se llevó a cabo en Ginebra, los días 23 y 24 de marzo de 2006, un seminario titulado Migración y Recursos Humanos para la Salud: de la concienciación a la acción, organizado en colaboración con la Organización Mundial de la Salud y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo y copatrocinado por el Gobierno de Irlanda. Se decidió celebrar este seminario habida cuenta de la necesidad de ahondar en la…
Dialogue International sur La Migration N°9 - Migrations Et Ressources Humaines Au Service De La Santé: De La Prise De Conscience À L’Action
Author/s: IOM
Le séminaire intitulé Migrations et ressources humaines au service de la santé : de la prise de conscience à l’action, qui s’est tenu à Genève les 23 et 24 mars 2006, était organisé dans le cadre du Dialogue international de l’OIM sur la migration, en collaboration avec l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé et l’Organisation internationale du travail, avec le coparrainage du Gouvernement irlandais. Ce séminaire se voulait une réponse au besoin de compréhension…
International dialogue on migration N°9 - Migration and human resources for health: from awareness to action
Author/s: IOM
The seminar on "Migration and Human Resources for Health: From Awareness to Action" held in Geneva on 23-24 March 2006, was organized within the framework of IOM’s International Dialogue on Migration in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization and with the co-sponsorship of the Government of Ireland. The seminar was organized in recognition of the need to gain a deeper understanding of the complex issues and…