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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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Health Vulnerabilities of Migrants from Nepal: Baseline Assessment
Author/s: Asm Amanullah, Sushil Baral, Rekha Khatri, Sudeep Uprey, Bishnu Dulal
This study among Nepalese migrants is under the IOM project “Strengthening Government’s Capacity of Selected South Asian Countries to Address the Health of Migrants through a Multi-sectoral Approach”. It is implemented in Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. The three objectives of the project were to: (1.) Conduct an in-depth assessment among the three South Asian countries to assess health vulnerabilities of migrants, including their access to health and other social services…
Read moreLabor migrants in St Petersburg: disease awareness, behavioral
Author/s: Boris Sergeyev, Igor Kazanets, Larisa Ivanova, Irina Zhuravleva, Natalya Isaeva, Tuula Vasankari, Arvid Nyberg, Mikko Vauhkonnen
While there is a number of studies on prevalence of risk behaviors with respect to communicable diseases among labor migrants in Russia, practically no systematic research linking together their socio-economic background, life circumstances, awareness levels and information sources on communicable diseases has been conducted. At the same time in designing disease prevention campaigns, program planners need to take these factors into account. Responding to these demands,…
Read moreEye on Migration and Health, Issue 7, September 2012
Author/s: IOM South Africa
A bulletin of news and information on IOM Migration and Health activities in East and Southern Africa.
Inside this Issue:
- IOM and USAID/PEPFAR launch expanded Ripfumelo II
- IOM at the XIX International AIDS Conference
- A Day in the Life of a Migrant Female Sex Worker
- Southern African countries Join Forces to Elimnate TB in the Mines…
Scale-up of HIV prevention along transport corridors
Author/s: IOM Kenya
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).…
Read moreFor life, with love: Training tool for HIV prevention and safe migration in road construction settings and affected communities
Author/s: ADB, IOM
Baseline assessment: Preparing for the Implementation of IOM’s Health Promotion Projects across Southern Africa
Author/s: Stephanie Bleeker
This report is a consolidation of the findings from baseline assessments carried out by IOM’s PHAMSA Pilot Projects implementing partners in Lesotho and Mozambique (TEBA Development), Namibia (Walvis Bay Multi Purpose Centre), South Africa (Hoedspruit Training Trust), Swaziland (Royal Swaziland Sugar Corporation) and Zambia (CHAMP and Global Development Alliance companies). It reviews the HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and practices of labour migrants working…
Read moreAfianzando identidades: impacto de una estrategia de educación de pares en la salud sexual de los jóvenes
Author/s: Gloria Pedraza Plazas, Franklyn Prieto Alvarado
En este libro se presentan las voces de las y los jóvenes que participaron en el desarrollo del Proyecto Colombia, en el se recogen las preocupaciones, opiniones y acciones en torno al ejercicio de la sexualidad, en sus contextos sociales y culturales, este ejercicio comprensivo de la realidad de los y las jóvenes permitió definir estrategias intersectoriales para materializar los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, como una manera de reducir la vulnerabilidad entre el VIH…
Los emprendimientos juveniles y su aporte a la reducción de la vulnerabilidad al VIH/Sida: Una mirada y distintas ópticas
Author/s: Oliverio Huertas Rodríguez, Leydi Higidio Henao, Inés Elvira Mejía Motta
Este documento hace una mirada a los emprendimientos juveniles como estrategia innovadora de reducción de la vulnerabilidad al VIH en el marco de las acciones del PFMC, pero la hace a partir de diferentes ópticas, la del Proyecto mismo y la de un estudio de caso que aportó un componente cualitativo a la comprensión del potencial y alcance de esta estrategia como complemento necesario a una respuesta integral frente al reto del VIH / SIDA en Colombia.
Lecciones aprendidas del Proyecto del Fondo Mundial en Colombia
Author/s: Daniel Fernandez
Este documento técnico es el segundo de la Colección1 «Cuadernos Técnicos del Proyecto Fondo Mundial en Colombia (PFMC)». Tiene como propósito profundizar las Lecciones Aprendidas (LA) que ha dejado la implementación - ejecución y evaluación de los diferentes componentes del PFMC. Se pretende dar cuenta de la construcción de un proceso de identificación, sistematización y difusión de los principales aprendizajes; encuentros, desencuentros, posibilidades y sobre todo de…
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