7 Migration and health: Current issues, governance and knowledge gaps

Vearey, Jo; Hui, Charles; Wickramage, Kolitha

doi:10.1002/wom3.17

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“…An alliance building approach, driven by the health sector of nation states rather than through a top-down international global health governance approach, could support the development of effective migration aware responses to migration and health 7. Drawing from the principles associated with a Health in All Policies approach,24 a Migration and Health in all Policies approach for the governance of migration and health could assist in alliance building to support strategic opportunities for intervention at the national level 25. Key here is working to ensure that, firstly, health policies consider migration and, secondly, immigration policies consider health.…”

Section: Building Alliances For Effective Governance Of Migration Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Whether nation states choose a governance approach based on increasingly nationalistic discourses or an evidence informed approach to healthy migration remains to be seen. Developing a national scorecard on Migration and Health in all Policies, similar to the established Health in All Policies approach,25 could be an important step in holding nation states to account on their commitments both to universal health coverage and the sustainable development goals. To truly “leave no one behind” there must be a concerted global effort to build alliances to include migration and health in all policies.…”

Section: Building Alliances For Effective Governance Of Migration Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Building alliances for the global governance of migration and health

Vearey

Orcutt

Gostin

et al. 2019

BMJ

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Section: Building Alliances For Effective Governance Of Migration Andmentioning

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Section: Building Alliances For Effective Governance Of Migration Andmentioning

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Building alliances for the global governance of migration and health

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Orcutt

Gostin

et al. 2019

BMJ

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“…Finally, the global governance of migration and health encompasses the integration of equity, accountability, impartiality, fairness, justice and probity into the global governance processes ( 10 ).…”

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“… Determinants of sexual health. Source: Authors own compilation based on WHO operation framework of SRH interventions ( 10 ) and the United Nations Refugee Agency's (UNHCR) Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) framework ( 11 ). …”

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confidence: 99%

Reducing Sexual and Reproductive Health Inequities Between Natives and Migrants: A Delphi Consensus for Sustainable Cross-Cultural Healthcare Pathways

Candeias

Alarcão

Stefanovska–Petkovska

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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The increasing number of international migrants (ranging from 153 million in 1990 to ~272 million in 2019) brought to attention the wide variation of national contexts concerning the policy measures to protect migrants' rights and ensuring their equal access to basic and essential services, namely in health. Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) is a key component to the overall health and quality of life and is impacted by power inequities inherent to society's institutions, environment, economics, and culture. In Portugal, guidelines for intervention in SRH are insufficient, a gap that is more pronounced with migrant populations due to the absence of culturally sensitive indicators to assess and monitor SRH. The aim of this work was 2-fold: to identify good practices in the SRH field, with a particular focus, whenever possible, on migrant populations, and to identify relevant and inclusive indicators to monitor SRH in Portugal. A Delphi panel (via online survey) with 66 experts (researchers, teachers, and health professionals) and 16 stakeholders (non-governmental organizations, civil society, and governmental organizations) was implemented in two rounds. Panelists were asked to state their level of agreement (5-point Likert-type scale) regarding four different SRH areas: Sexual Health, Reproductive Health, Social-Structural Factors, and Good Practices. Items were based on literature review and a World Café with 15 experts and stakeholders. Participation rate was 68% and response rate was 97% on the first round. From the initial list of 142 items, a total of 118 (83%) items were approved by consensus. Findings may provide extended opportunities for the healthcare system to engage in better informed decisions and more inclusive and integrative strategies regarding SRH, contributing to build political measures toward sexual and reproductive justice.

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“…A plethora of international agreements incorporate climate change and migration, and climate change and health. Including, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) incorporating the global health target of universal health coverage, which can be attained by mainstreaming migration and health into all policies [ 17 ]. In addition to the SDGs, various agreements have been developed to address climate-related displacement.…”

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A Meta-Synthesis of Policy Recommendations Regarding Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change

Schwerdtle

Stockemer

Bowen

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Changing mobility patterns combined with changes in the climate present challenges and opportunities for global health, requiring effective, relevant, and humane policy responses. This study used data from a systematic literature review that examined the intersection between climate change, migration, and health. The study aimed to synthesize policy recommendations in the peer-reviewed literature, regarding this type of environmental migration with respect to health, to strengthen the evidence-base. Systematic searches were conducted in four academic databases (PubMed, Ovid Medline, Global Health and Scopus) and Google Scholar for empirical studies published between 1990–2020 that used any study design to investigate migration and health in the context of climate change. Studies underwent a two-stage protocol-based screening process and eligible studies were appraised for quality using a standardized mixed-methods tool. From the initial 2425 hits, 68 articles were appraised for quality and included in the synthesis. Among the policy recommendations, six themes were discernible: (1) avoid the universal promotion of migration as an adaptive response to climate risk; (2) preserve cultural and social ties of mobile populations; (3) enable the participation of migrants in decision-making in sites of relocation and resettlement; (4) strengthen health systems and reduce barriers for migrant access to health care; (5) support and promote optimization of social determinants of migrant health; (6) integrate health into loss and damage assessments related to climate change, and consider immobile and trapped populations. The results call for transformative policies that support the health and wellbeing of people engaging in or affected by mobility responses, including those whose migration decisions and experiences are influenced by climate change, and to establish and develop inclusive migrant healthcare.

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7 Migration and health: Current issues, governance and knowledge gaps

Cited by 15 publications

References 63 publications

Building alliances for the global governance of migration and health

Building alliances for the global governance of migration and health

Reducing Sexual and Reproductive Health Inequities Between Natives and Migrants: A Delphi Consensus for Sustainable Cross-Cultural Healthcare Pathways

A Meta-Synthesis of Policy Recommendations Regarding Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change

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