[EQ] Health of migrants - The way forward - Report of a global consultation

Health of migrants − the way forward
Report of a global consultation

World Health Organization WHO
Madrid, Spain, March 2010

Available online PDF [119p.] at: http://bit.ly/d7x6NL

"…….In a globalized world defined by profound disparities, skill shortages, demographic imbalances, climate change as well as economic and political crises, natural as well as man-made disasters, migration is omnipresent. There are an estimated 214 million international migrants, 740 million internal migrants and an unknown number of migrants in an irregular situation all over the world.

While these figures comprise a wide range of different migrating populations, such as workers, refugees, students, undocumented migrants and others, and their vulnerability levels vary greatly, the collective health needs and implications of a population cohort of this size are considerable. The health of migrants and health matters associated with migration are crucial public health challenges faced by governments and societies….."

 

Content:

Executive summary

Introduction

 

Part 1 Proceedings of the Consultation

Monitoring migrant health

Policy and legal frameworks affecting migrants' health

Migrant sensitive health systems

Networks, partnerships, and multi country frameworks

Closing the consultation

 

Part 2 Outline for an operational framework

 

Part 3 The way forward

 

Part 4 Thematic papers

Monitoring migrants' health

Policy and legal frameworks affecting migrants' health

Migrant sensitive health systems

Networks, partnerships and multi country frameworks on migrant health

 

Part 5 Background materials

 

Glossary on selected migration terms

Usage of migration related terminology

Keynote addresses

 

Annexes

Consultation agenda

Participants

Resolution WHA 61.17 on the Health of Migrants

Health of Migrants Report by the Secretariat. Sixty-first World Health Assembly (WHA 61/12)

 

List of figures

Figure 1. WHA resolution on migrant health, selected actions points

Figure 2. Public health approach to migrant health

Figure 3. Top ten countries with the highest share of migrants in the total population (countries with 1 million or more residents)

Figure 4. Tuberculosis in the United Kingdom 2008

Figure 5. Influence of migration on cancer rates in the United States 1973-1986

Coordination and editing team

• Daniel López-Acuña, Director Strategy, Policy and Resource Management, Health, Action in Crises, World Health Organization (WHO)

• Davide Mosca, Director Migration Health Department, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

• Paola Pace, Research Officer, Migration Law and Legal Affairs Department, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

• Julia Puebla Fortier, DiversityRx-Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care

• Barbara Rijks, Migration Health Programme Coordinator, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

• Jacqueline Weekers, Senior Migrant Health Officer, Health Action in Crises, World Health Organization (WHO)

Planning committee members who assisted in the preparations for the Global Consultation on Migrant Health: Charles Agyemang, Danielle Grondin, Brian Gushulak, Zaida Herrador Ortíz, Alberto Infante Campos, Karima Jambulatova, Eduardo Jaramillo, Sonia LeBris, Innocent Modisaotsile, Nenette Motus, Houssam Mu'allem, Seon Hee Park, Jose Pereira Miguel, Bounpheng Philavong, Juana Sotomayor Davila, Donald Tambunan, Patrick Taran and Steffi Zimmermann.

 

                WHO website: http://www.who.int/hac/events/3_5march2010/en/index.html

               

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