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Personal Health Record

The ‘Personal Health Record’ was developed by the Migration Health Division of the International Organization for Migration with the support from the European Commission and the contribution from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. This is a personal document. It includes in one single document the health data and information that will help the health professionals get a comprehensive view of your health status and needs. You will keep this document…

Fostering Health Provision for Migrants, the Roma, and Other Vulnerable Groups

Presented during the meeting of the expert group on social determinants and health inequalities on 17-18 November 2015. The EQUI HEALTH project is co-financed under the 2012 work plan, within the second program of Community action in the field of health (2008 – 2013), by direct grant awarded to IOM from the European Commission’s DG for Health and Consumers (SANTE), through the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA). 

Training packages for health professionals to improve access and quality of health services for migrants and ethnic minorities, including the Roma : Synthesis report work package 1

This  report  was  compiled  by  the  University  of  Copenhagen's  Research  Centre  for  Migration,  Ethnicity  and  Health  (MESU),  in  collaboration  with  experts  from  the  University  of  Amsterdam  based  at  the  Academic  Medical  Centre  (AMC)  and  the  Amsterdam  Institute  for  Social  Science  Research  (AISSR).  It  forms  part  of  the  first  work  package  of  the  project  MEM‐TP  (Training packages for health professionals to improve access and…

Training packages for health professionals to improve access and quality of health services for migrants and ethnic minorities, including the Roma : Dissemination workshop final report

The aim of the project "Training  packages for health professionals to improve access and quality of health services for migrants and ethnic minorities, including the Roma ( MEM-TP)" funded by the European Commission, was to develop, test and evaluate training packages for health professionals with the purpose of improving access to and quality of services for migrants and ethnic minorities, including the Roma. The focus was on health professionals in first contact with…

Training packages for health professionals to improve access and quality of health services for migrants and ethnic minorities, including the Roma : Training materials

The project "Training packages for health professionals to improve access and quality of health services for migrants and ethnic minorities, including the Roma ( MEM-TP)" has received funding from the European Union, in the framework of the Health Programme (2008-2013). This document contains the core content of the training materials. 

Handbook for Health Professionals in the EU/EEA: Health assessment of refugees and migrants in the EU/EEA

This handbook provides a framework for the provision of initial HA services to refugee and migrant beneficiaries. The HAs in the current EU/EEA migration scenario aims at the identification of immediate health and follow‑up needs — which are separate from any legal or administrative considerations around migration.

The Handbook for Health Professionals is available in 9 European languages - …

Mapping of Basotho Health-Care Professionals in the United Kingdom

This study commissioned by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was conducted by the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) between February and May 2014 among Basotho health-care professionals working and living in the United Kingdom. The purpose of the survey was to map out the demographic and social characteristics of these health professionals, their migratory trajectories as well as their potential for contributing to the development of the health…

Bulgaria National Roma Integration Strategy Progress Report

This Progress Report Report from a multi-stakeholder perspective on the implementation of the NRIS (National Roma Integration Strategy) and other national commitments in respect to Roma Health was developed under the International Organization for Migration (IOM) assessment conducted within the framework of the Equi-Health project “Fostering health provision for migrants, the Roma, and other vulnerable groups”.

The report on national integration…

Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy and Other National Commitments in the Field of Health - Romania

This Progress Report Report from a multi-stakeholder perspective on the implementation of the NRIS (National Roma Integration Strategy) and other national commitments in respect to Roma Health was developed under the International Organization for Migration (IOM) assessment conducted within the framework of the Equi-Health project “Fostering health provision for migrants, the Roma, and other vulnerable groups”.

The report on national integration…

Implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy and Other National Commitments in the Field of Health - Spain

This Progress Report from a multi-stakeholder perspective on the implementation of the NRIS (National Roma Integration Strategy) and other national commitments in respect to Roma Health was undertaken by IOM within the framework of the project "Fostering Health Provision for Migrants, the Roma, and Other Vulnerable Groups" (Equi-Health). The EQUI HEALTH project is co-financed under the 2012 work plan, within the second programme of Community action in the field of health (…