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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.

To browse or search: simply use the filter options on the left-hand side. Alternatively, you can enter keyword/s in the search box. Selecting a specific publication will lead to a ‘download’ link or link to the website where the document is housed. Here is the step-by-step guide for your reference.

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Health Policy Brief: Spain

2016 Policy brief English
Author/s: Centre for Health Migration, IOM MHD RO Brussels

Commissioned by IOM, RO Brussels, Migration Health Division in the framework of the EQUI-Health project “Fostering health provision for migrants, the Roma, and other vulnerable groups”.

Developed and implemented by C-HM under the overall guidance of IOM MHD RO Brussels.

Health Policy Brief: Italy

2016 Policy brief English
Author/s: Centre for Health and Migration, IOM MHD RO Brussels

Commissioned by IOM, RO Brussels, Migration Health Division in the framework of the EQUI-Health project “Fostering health provision for migrants, the Roma, and other vulnerable groups”.

Developed and implemented by C-HM under the overall guidance of IOM MHD RO Brussels.

Health Policy Brief: Belgium

2016 Policy brief English
Author/s: Centre for Health and Migration, IOM MHD RO Brussels

Commissioned by IOM, RO Brussels, Migration Health Division in the framework of the EQUI-Health project “Fostering health provision for migrants, the Roma, and other vulnerable groups”.

Developed and implemented by C-HM under the overall guidance of IOM MHD RO Brussels.

Health care for undocumented migrants in the EU: Concepts and cases

2009 Policy brief English
Author/s: Ursula Karl-Trummer, Brigit Metzler, Sonja Novak-Zezula

Migration and its implications for health have become important issues in the discussion of European and national health policies. On a conceptual level, health care provision for undocumented migrants can be described as management of a paradox with different strategies at the policy and practice level.

Migration health: Better health for all in Europe

2009 Policy brief English
Author/s: María-José Peiro, Roumyana Petrova-Benedict

The Assisting Migrants and Communities (AMAC): Analysis of Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities has been an initiative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), implemented with the support of the European Commission’s Health Programme and the Office of the Portuguese High Commissioner for Health, which has contributed to recent efforts to tackle health inequalities in relation to migration in Europe.

Improving health care for migrant populations using practice innovations and strategic alliances to drive change: The U.S. case

2009 Policy brief English
Author/s: Julia Puebla Fortier

This brief highlights the impact that different players and policy agendas can have to advance the cause of better health care for migrants and minority communities, as seen in the U.S. These include the role of minority specific service delivery innovations and policy developments, and the work of individual sectoral efforts as well as the powerful strategic alliances between them.

Maternal and child healthcare for immigrant populations

2009 Policy brief English
Author/s: Maria do Céu Machado, Ana Fernandes, Beatriz Padilla, Sónia Dias, Inês Gomes, Alexandra Dias, Miguel Oliveira e Silva

Migration represents a great opportunity for the European Union. It counteracts the demographic ageing and enhances Europe’s economic potential by meeting the needs of an increasingly demanding labour market and by contributing to socio-cultural enrichment. A holistic and sensitive policy framework needs to be developed in order to provide quality health care to migrant mothers and their children.

Cultural Competence and Training in Mental Health Practice in Europe: Strategies to Implement Competence and Empower Practitioners

2009 Policy brief English
Author/s: Rachid Bennegadi

The achievement of good mental health levels is important for the economic and social welfare of a society. Due to the circumstances surrounding the migration process, migrant populations have been found to disproportionately face mental health problems when compared to host populations. On the other hand, in today’s EU multicultural societies, mental health care approaches are often ineffective, resulting in major disparities especially affecting migrant populations.…

Developing a public health workforce to address migrant health needs in Europe

2009 Policy brief English
Author/s: Jacqueline Weekers, Daniel López Acuña, Maria Teresa Gijon Sanchez, Sandra Pinzon Pulido, Riita Liisa Kolehmainen Aitken, Roumyana Petrova-Benedict

An urgent task in many European countries is to adapt health systems to the needs of today’s multi cultural and multi ethnic societies. Such a transformation cannot take place without a migrant sensitive health workforce that supports the required changes and delivers accessible, culturally appropriate, equitable and competent care.

Migration and the right to health in Europe

2009 Policy brief English
Author/s: Paola Pace, Sam Shapiro

The objective of this paper is to give an overview of the European legal framework governing migration and health. At the outset, it must be noted that there is a large percentage of European migration that is, in fact, intra-European migration. For EU nationals residing outside of their countries of origin there are numerous challenges that must be overcome in order to realize the right to health. While there is a substantial legal framework in place in the EU to address…