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.

The goals of this project are to guarantee, through appropriate medical screening planning, monitoring and support, that a number of eligible refugees consistent with the annual admission quota undergo the medical examination process within the duly timeframe. The project also aims to improve the quality of the medical clearance process through analysis, processing and dissemination of data included in OF 157 forms, enhanced follow-up of medical cases, reduced prevalence of untreated malaria and intestinal parasitosis.

The project refers to the health assessment of Australian-bound movements of visa classes 200 to 204.

PHAMESA II aims to contribute to the reduced health vulnerability of all those affected by the migration process in East and Southern Africa, by achieving the following: 1. Improved health literacy among migrants and migration-affected communities in identified spaces of vulnerability 2. Increased availability, accessibility and acceptability of services that improve the health of migrants in identified spaces of vulnerability 3. Evidenced-based policy and/or legal instruments developed to realize migrants’ right to health 4.

The overall objective of the "Partnership on Health and Mobility in East and Southern Africa" (PHAMESA), is to contribute to the improved standard of physical, mental and social well being of migrants by responding to their health needs throughout all phases of the migration process.