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Strengthening Government’s Capacity of Selected South Asian Countries to Address the Health of Migrants through a Multi-sector Approach

Year Project Started
Region/Country
Asia and the Pacific
Bangladesh
Role in the Project
Collaborator
Main Outcome
Strengthened technical capacity of relevant government agencies to address migration-related health challenges through research, policy development and participation in national and regional meetings.
Link to Study Reports and publications
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290437546_Health_Vulnerabilities_of_Mi…

Addressing Health Issues of Victims of Human Trafficking and Abuse in Jessore and Satkhira Districts, Bangladesh

Year Project Started
Region/Country
Asia and the Pacific
Bangladesh
Role in the Project
Collaborator
Main Outcome
1. Increased coordination and responsiveness among stakeholders (national, district, upazila and union level-duty bearers) about the health rights of victims of human trafficking and abuse (right holders)
2. Improved capacity of health service professionals (doctors, nurses and community level field staff-duty bearers) to provide targeted and specialized integrated health services to victims of human trafficking and abuse (right holders)
3. Improved quality of structures/equipment in the existing health facilities under MoH&FW for the victims of human trafficking and abuse (right holders)
4. Improved access of the victims of human trafficking and abuse (right holders) to victim-friendly integrated health care services

Promoting Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights for Internal Migrants and Internally Displaced Populations Living in 756 Urban Slums in Sylhet City of Bangladesh

Year Project Started
Region/Country
Asia and the Pacific
Bangladesh
Role in the Project
Collaborator
Main Outcome
1. Strengthened capacity of duty bearers (health authorities, service providers, community leaders) in terms of providing effective and coordinated responses in fulfilling SRHR of male and female internal migrants and IDPs (rights holders) living in urban slums of Sylhet City
2. Increased awareness of SRHR among male and female internal migrants and IDPs, especially the young population (rights holders), living in urban slums of Sylhet City
3. Improved provision of quality and SRH care services for underserved and vulnerable populations living in urban slums of Sylhet City, such as male and female internal migrants and IDPs (rights holders)

Improving Access to Humanitarian Services for Myanmar Refugees and Undocumented Myanmar Nationals in Cox’s Bazar

Year Project Started
Region/Country
Asia and the Pacific
Bangladesh
Role in the Project
Collaborator
Main Outcome
IOM operations focus on six sectors of assistance: Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI), Site Management, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health, Coordination, Protection, and one working group: Communication with Communities (CwC).

Tuberculosis in migrants moving from high-incidence to low-incidence countries: a population-based cohort study of 519 955 migrants screened before entry to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis elimination in countries with a low incidence of the disease necessitates multiple interventions, including innovations in migrant screening. We examined a cohort of migrants screened for tuberculosis before entry to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and tracked the development of disease in this group after arrival.

Social Cost of Migration on Children Left Behind: Research Summary

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with Save the Children International (SCI) and Global Affairs Canada, commissioned a study “Social Cost of Migration on Children Left Behind due to Labour Migration”. The objective of this study is to investigate and identify the social costs of migration on children who are left behind when their parents (one or both) migrate internally or internationally for employment.

Supporting Critical Life Saving Interventions to Rohingya Refugees Living in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh

DFID funding will resource three key activities within the wider CwC common service: 1) Rapid information needs service – Lead: BBC Media Action - Working closely with the CwC WG, Emergency Preparedness Task Force, the Health Risk Communications Task Force and all sectors, support will be provided for identified priority, multi-agency communication products and feedback systems.