Mental health articles

Health Information Relating to Migrants Health information relating to migrants comprises of representative and timely data on health, health behavior and health care uptake of migrants. Ideally, cost aspects should also be covered. Such data should form a vital part of the basis for formulating, implementing and evaluating policies related to the health of migrants. The data should […]

Data on Migration and Migrant Health Migration Data Migration data form a vital part of the basis for formulating, implementing and evaluating migration related policies. Such data also assist in protecting migrants, in integrating migration issues into national development planning and in formulating target policies to reduce migration pressures (UNFPA/IMP 2004). The lack of migration […]

health opportunities of migration Unfortunately, discussions on migrant health are often focussing on health risks and adverse outcomes alone. This ignores that migrants tend to come from healthier and better-trained segments of sending communities. At the time of arrival, they are often in better health than the average of the host community. As migrant workers, […]

Health Implications of Migration Under normal circumstances, migration itself should not pose a risk to the health of those undertaking it. It is rather the conditions surrounding the process that can increase vulnerability to ill health. The risks concerned are related to the conditions before departure, during travel or in transit, on arrival or when […]