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The MIPEX Health strand: a longitudinal, mixedmethods survey of policies on migrant health in 38 countries

Abstract 
 
Background Within health systems, equity between migrants and native-born citizens is still a long way from being achieved. Benchmarking the equitability of policies on migrant health is essential for monitoring progress and identifying positive and negative aspects of national policies. For this purpose, the 2015 round of the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) was expanded to include a strand on health, in a collaborative project carried out between 2013 and 2017 in 38 countries. 
 

Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme 2018 (VARRP)

The Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Project (VARRP) for 2018 will contribute to the Irish Government’s efforts in facilitating the voluntary return and reintegration of rejected asylum seekers as well as of caseloads of identified suspected Victims of Trafficking (VoTs) and other very vulnerable migrants (UMCs, health related cases) in need of assistance, on a case by case basis.

Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme (VARRP) 2017

The Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Project (VARRP) for the years 2017 will contribute to the Irish Government’s efforts in facilitating the voluntary return and reintegration of rejected asylum seekers as well as of caseloads of identified suspected Victims of Trafficking (VoTs) and other very vulnerable migrants (e.g. UAMs, health related cases) in need of assistance, on a case by case basis.

Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme for Non EEA Nationals

The Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Project (VARRP 2015) will contribute to the Irish Government’s efforts in facilitating the voluntary return and reintegration of asylum seekers (both pending and rejected), as well as caseloads of identified suspected Victims of Trafficking and other very vulnerable migrants ( e.g UAMs, health related cases) in need of assistance, on a case by case basis. The project will aim to contribute to the sustainable return of this caseload by offering assistance for their return and reintegration in their country of origin (or habitual residence.

Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme 2015 (VARRP)

The Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Project (VARRP 2015) will contribute to the Irish Government’s efforts in facilitating the voluntary return and reintegration of asylum seekers (both pending and rejected), as well as caseloads of identified suspected Victims of Trafficking and other very vulnerable migrants ( e.g UAMs, health related cases) in need of assistance, on a case by case basis. The project will aim to assist up to 150 persons.

Transfer of 40 Unaccompanied/Separated Children Granted International Protection from France to Ireland

Through this action, IOM will support the Government of Ireland to relocate 40 beneficiaries. After final selection of the beneficiaries for the scheme by the Irish authorities, IOM will be responsible for all pre-departure activities including general pre-departure information, health assessments, transportation and flight arrangements, escorting and movement management to ensure a safe and dignified transfer of the beneficiaries to Ireland.

Migration health: Better health for all in Europe

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.
 

Foreign-born children in Europe: An overview from the health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study

Introduction: The background paper presented here is based on findings from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study. The HBSC research network is an international, multidisciplinary alliance of researchers working together since 1982. In 2005/6, 41 countries and regions in Europe and North America collected data as part of the HBSC Study. The overall aim of the study is to gain new insights and increase understanding of adolescent health behaviour.

Maternal and child healthcare for immigrant populations

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

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.