Global Protection and the Health Impact of Migration Interception
Zachary Steel1, Belinda J. Liddell1, Catherine R. Bateman-Steel2, Anthony B. Zwi2
1 Centre for Population Mental Health Research, South West Sydney Area Health, and Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia,
2 GlobalHealth UNSW, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
PLoS Med 8(6): e1001038. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001038 - June 14, 2011
Available online at: http://bit.ly/lxGVp9
Summary Points:
“…….The volume of international travel and irregular migration places pressure on states to maintain orderly migration programs. Interception strategies are increasingly used by states to halt the movement of irregular migrants, including asylum seekers.
Some strategies, such as immigration detention, pose a serious threat to health and mental health. Others, such as the use of visa restrictions or other pre-emptive interception measures, have a potentially large impact on migrants' health and welfare by forcing people to remain in settings where they face the chance of persecution.
Interception can also promote humanitarian outcomes. Refugee camps, for example, address immediate protection, safety, and service needs of forcibly displaced persons, but they have limits as long-term solutions.
Migration interception practices are a major global determinant of health and mental health. Health professionals must remain engaged in discussions about migration and humanitarian protection to ensure a broader consideration of the health impact of these practices…..”
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