Health Promotion and
Assistance for Migrants

IOM's Perspectives
Activities in this programme area promote the equitable access to quality health services for migrants and mobile populations, including migrants in irregular situations such as trafficked persons and stranded migrants, as well as labour migrants and migrant hosting communities. Activities facilitate the strengthening of migrant-friendly and migrant inclusive health systems which benefit migrants and the communities in which they live.

This programme area covers a range of health topics including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis, malaria, and sexually transmitted infections including HIV as well as non-infectious health issues such as mental health and psychosocial response, reproductive health, and occupational health and safety. Programme responses also include a focus on non-health topics that are important in the context of migrants' health, such as gender, sexual and gender-based violence, climate change and human rights, among others.

IOM's Activities
To ensure effective programmes, IOM builds strong affiliations with health ministries to create solid, sector-wide migrant-friendly health systems ultimately benefiting migrants and the communities in which they live. Equally important is active and close engagement with migrant communities and civil society developing rights-based as well as language- and culture- appropriate policies and programmes.

Selected Projects