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Urban Migrant Health Pilot Programme

In partnership with the Government of Kenya, and at both national and local levels, the International Organization for Migration offers health care services for urban migrants directly through IOM’s health assessment programme, which fulfills the health requirements of countries receiving migrants. IOM and partners facilitate the Eastleigh Community Wellness Centre, a budding health clinic located in east Nairobi that meets the needs of migrants and their host community…

Scale-up of HIV prevention along transport corridors

Nearly 30 years ago, the HIV epidemic was first identified as a major problem along East Africa’s road axes. While transport corridors are no longer the primary source of new infections in Kenya, they remain a significant driver of the epidemic. The Government of Kenya has therefore prioritized populations along transport corridors as among “the most important most-at-risk populations that are not adequately covered by the national HIV prevention strategy” (NACC, 2009).…

Avian and human influenza livelihood study among migrants in Kenya

Background: This study sought to assess the impact of an avian influenza alert or outbreak on livelihood and food security among poultry and poultry products’ transporters, traders and handlers in Kenya. This was done through mapping out migrant populations involved in poultry, identifying the knowledge, practices and existing gaps, and assessing business income from poultry. The study also addressed alternative income-generating activities and coping mechanisms available…

Let's Talk about HIV - in our Language: The AIDS & Mobility Europe Guidebook

This guidebook was written to assist people from from many cultural and language backgrounds, especially young people and their families, to better protect themselves. It also aims to take away fear, to enable dialogue and to help in fighting stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV, AIDS or hepatitis. The AIDS & Mobility Europe project brings together people from many languages and cultures. The content of this book reflects experiences from many countries. It was…

HIV "Hot-Spot" mapping of two transport corridors in Mozambique

Gender and Multiple and Concurrent Partnerships in Zambia: Focus on mobility

Cost benefit analysis of HIV workplace programmes in Zambia

This study was an attempt to answer the question, “What are the costs and benefits of workplace HIV/AIDS programmes in Zambia when viewed across several companies?” Seven companies that are part of the Global Development Alliance (GDA) programme in Zambia were included in the research. The companies range in size from 350 to 1,0000 employees. Each company has an HIV workplace programme in place.  All were within either the mining or agricultural sectors. The programme,…

Migration Health: Summer 2011, Africa and the Middle East

Integrated biological and behavioural surveillance survey among migrant female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya is currently experiencing both a generalized and a concentrated HIV  epidemic. It has a national HIV prevalence of 6.3% and 1.3 million people between the ages of 15 to 64 across the country are living with HIV. According  to the Kenya National AIDS Control Council (NACC), female sex workers (FSW) and their clients account for 14.1% of new infections. The Kenyan national  response has recently started targeting research and programming efforts towards key population…

Eye on Migration and Health, Issue 5, June 2011

A bulletin of news, information and analysis of migration and health in East and Southern Africa. 

Inside this Issue:

• New clinic offers roadside health care for mobile population in Kenya
• Providing medical escort services to medically unfit Zimbabwean migrants 
• Southern Africa ports as spaces of HIV vulnerability
• HIV Vulnerabiity…