Migration is rapidly reshaping the world. Low-skilled labour migration, in particular, is driven by disparities in income, wealth, and work opportunities. Labour migrants are increasingly flowing among low-income and middle-income nations in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.1 Migrant workers and the family members they leave behind number about 193 million,1 of whom 52–100 million people are domestic workers in low-skilled, so-called difficult, degrading, and dangerous jobs.

Dans cette publication, l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), le Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l'homme (HCDH) et l'Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) examinent les multiples facettes de la santé et des défis des droits de l'homme engendrés lors des migrations  et  fait un rapport sur les ultimes progrès dans ce domaine. L'objectif de cette publication est de fournir à toutes les parties prenantes une référence dans les domaines clefs de la santé et les questions relatives aux droits de l'homme dans le contexte des migrations internationales.

This study among Bangladeshi migrants is part of the IOM project “Strengthening Government’s Capacity of Selected South Asian Countries to Address the Health of Migrants through a Multi-sectoral Approach”. It is implemented in Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.

This report presents the findings of a situational analysis of HIV programmes for most-at-risk populations along major transport corridors in Uganda. The findings show interesting initiatives as well as a clear need for improved targeting at both national and district level. The objectives of the study were to analyze the current HIV programmes; focusing on institutions involved (“who”), interventions supported or implemented (“what”), and coverage (“where”). The report offers recommendations based on identified gaps.

Migrants around the world significantly contribute to the economies of countries of origin and destination alike. Despite the growing number of migrants in today's globalized world, the conditions in which migrants travel, live and work can carry exceptional risks to their physical and mental well-being. These risks are often linked to restrictive immigration and employment policies, economic and social factors and dominant anti-migrant sentiments in societies, and are often referred to as the social determinants of migrants' health.

In this publication, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) explore the multifaceted health and human rights challenges that migrants face and report on recent developments in this area. The aim of this publication is to provide all stakeholders with a reference on key health and human rights issues in the context of international migration.

In 2015, 12.6 per cent of Viet Nam’s population lived in malaria-endemic areas. Considerable progress has been made in decreasing overall rates of malaria and malaria-related deaths. However, there are some worrying trends, with noted slower progress in reducing malaria-related admissions and deaths in 2013 and 2014. Also of concern is the increasing level of resistance to artemisinin, a key drug for combatting malaria.

Health issues of inbound migration in Sri Lanka.

Inside this issue:

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

Assessment of Health Needs and Living Conditions of Migrants in Jordan 2011–2012 is a cross sectional study conducted by International Organization for Migration IOM Jordan in collaboration with the Jordanian Ministry of Health to provide baseline information about health needs and challenges that affect different migrant groups in Jordan to assist the government and relevant parties to develop policy and strategies to manage migrant’s health.