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Migration Health in the Sustainable Development Goals

The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development puts people at the center of all actions, particularly the most marginalized and disempowered, for the realization of societies that are more equitable and inclusive. It also acknowledges that migration carries a development potential, owing to migrants’ intellectual, cultural, human and financial capital, and their active participation in society. Being and staying healthy is a fundamental precondition for migrants to work, be productive, and …

Migration of Health Workers

IOM works in collaboration with national governments and other stakeholders on programs that promote effective management of health worker migration, health systems capacity building in source countries and skill/knowledge transfer from the diaspora. Here are four examples of such projects that IOM has led and/ or contributed to, with the overarching objective of contributing to strengthen health systems around the world.

1. MIDA FINNSOM…

The Health of Migrant Workers and Left-Behind Families

This information sheet discussed the determinants of heath of migrant workers and left-behind families and IOM's approach when dealing with labour migration and health.

Study on returning refugees from South India

Partnership on Health and Mobility in the Mining Sector of Southern Africa

This is an information Sheet on a project aimed at addressing heath vulnerabilities of migrant mine workers, their families and affected communities in Southern Africa.  The EUR 4.9 million project – Partnership on Health and Mobility in the Mining Sector of Southern Africa – will be funded by the Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of the Netherlands and will run through December 2015.

The project directly responds to the…

MIDA Ghana Health Project

The Migration for development in Africa (MIDA) initiative links the skills and expertise in the diaspora to the development of home countries. The MIDA Ghana Health project aims to build a bridge between available resources of the Ghanaian diaspora and needs, opportunities and policies in the health sector in Ghana. The main purpose of the project is to facilitate the temporary return to Ghana of Ghanaian health professionals from the diaspora residing in the Netherlands,…

Health issues of inbound migration

Health issues of inbound migration in Sri Lanka.

Inside this issue:

• Migration and tuberculosis
• Key findings of the study
• Migration and malaria

Key findings of the national research on migration health – Health impact on left behind families of migrant workers

This document discusses the key findings of the national study of left behind families of migrant workers.

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).…

Health issues of outbound migration

A factsheet on outbound migration issues in Sri Lanka. 

Content:

• Sri Lanka's highest foreign exchange earner
• National study on outbound migration
• Potential migrants -  Pre-departure migrants
• Reality vs perception
• Returnees