Health Assessments in Middle East-North Africa
The contribution of the US Govt (thru PRM) is earmarked to the medical costs related to the movement of refugees from Jordan to the USA.
Fostering Health and Protection to Vulnerable Migrants Transiting through Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen
IOM is proposing a new project to continue to support and fill the gaps of the national and local actors of Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen in migration management with a focus on improving health and protection to vulnerable migrants regionally. More specifically, a follow up project in the five countries will implement a set of tailored activities to support governments and to assist vulnerable migrants and respond to their health and protection needs.
National Profile of Migration of Health Professionals – Egypt
Worldwide mobility of health professionals (MoHProf) is a growing phenomenon, impacting the health systems of receiving, transit, and sending countries. EU Member States are increasingly affected by these developments - which might occur simultaneously within the same country. Therefore, the need to develop European policies to adequately address these issues is urgent. At the same time, reliable and differentiated knowledge and findings as a basis for such policy are lacking.
Migration Health: Summer 2011, Africa and the Middle East
Migration Health is a regional newsletter highlighting how IOM and partners are making a difference to the lives of migrants and mobile populations across Africa and the Middle East. Packed with news features, interviews, photo galleries and IOM’s latest research, the newsletter underpins the Migration Health Division's core mandate to promote and deliver evidence-informed health policies and programmes which are beneficial, accessible, and equitable for migrants, mobile populations, and the communities in which they live, or transit.
IFHP Pre-departure Medical Services for Canada-bound Refugees
As of April 1, 2017, the IRCC introduces a new reimbursement scheme for health assessment of Canada-bound refugees as a part of Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), which until now has been providing temporary coverage of health care benefits to refugees in Canada.
Expanded Vaccination and Presumptive Treatment Project for US-Bound Refugees (EVPT)
This project is an historic partnership between the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) to introduce vaccinations early in the US Resettlement Program (USRP) process.
United Kingdom Tuberculosis Detection Programme (UKTBP)
At the request of the Government of the United Kingdom, IOM implements the Tuberculosis (TB) Detection Programme for visa applicants who intend to stay in the UK for a period of 6 months or longer. The main purpose of the programme is to address public health concerns regarding the spread of infectious tuberculosis in the UK by preventing the entry of people suffering from active TB until they have been successfully treated, as well as to facilitate access to diagnostics and referrals for treatment in the migrants’ countries of origin.
Pre-Departure Health Assessments for Australian Government-Funded Cases (PDHAU)
IOM will conduct health assessments and treatment services for government-funded migrants going to Australia. The pre-departure health screening services will be based on the new protocol the purpose of which is to reduce the post-arrival medical issues that are presented by Refugee and humanitarian visa holders and to ensure better follow up and treatment on-shore of health problems that have been identified at the point of departure. The project will start in Kigoma and Tanzania, and will expand to other countries in East and West Africa, Middle East and South-East Asia in 2006.