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In Kwar Li rubber plantation in Mon State, Myanmar, workers learn about TB, Malaria and HIV. Due to their frequent relocation, internal migrant workers in Myanmar are likely to have less access to health care, resulting in poorer health outcomes. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM.
The Path Towards Healthy Migrants in Healthy Communities
Sri Lanka - Achieving Universal Health Coverage under the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is currently high on the global health agenda and to attain the goal of ‘Leaving no one behind’, health systems must account for members of every community, including migrants, writes Dr. Davide Mosca, Head of IOM’s Migration Health Division.
In response to renewed international attention on the link between health and migration, IOM, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Sri Lanka are this week jointly organizing the 2nd Global Consultation on Migrant Health. This high-level event taking place from 21-23 February 2017 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, will offer participating governments and partners a meaningful platform for multi-sectoral dialogue to commit to enhance the health of migrants.
Guided by three thematic areas, global health, vulnerability and resilience, and development, the Global Consultation will serve as an important milestone to inform future migration frameworks and dialogues such as the Global Compact processes for Migration andRefugees.
Expected outcomes of the Consultation will include a Colombo Statement – a declaration expressing government support to promote debate and action towards enhancing the health and well-being of migrants and their families throughout the migration cycle. This would also include consolidated elements for a progress monitoring framework, research agenda and actionable policy objectives that enhance the advancement of migrant health as an item on the global health agenda.
Many women migrants make their way to Morocco in the hopes of moving on to Europe, but end up stuck in crime-ridden camps surrounded by garbage. Photo: Fabiola Ortiz.
The Dark Reality for Women Migrants in Morocco
Morocco – News Deeply / Women & Girls Hub: Morocco’s policy toward migrants is more generous than most, issuing work permits and refusing to evict undocumented refugees. But women in the country’s refugee camps are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, writes Fabíola Ortiz.
Born and raised in Lagos, 16-year-old Juliet Bamawo left her home and her family a year ago to travel thousands of miles from Nigeria to Morocco, propelled by the dream of studying at a European university and one day becoming a nurse. But soon after she arrived, reality set in. Instead of living in an apartment in Europe and learning about nursing, Bamawo is living in a makeshift camp beside Fez’s newly refurbished train station, in a tent made from plastic and scraps of material. There is no running water, and the tents are surrounded by garbage.
“I came here to travel to Europe, but there is no money,” she says. “I am now trying to get money, I am looking for help. It is difficult to live here. If there was a job and I was paid, I would work.”
For the latest Mediterranean Update data on arrivals and fatalities please visit: http://migration.iom.int/europe
A global database tracking data on deceased and missing migrants along migratory routes. Please visit: MissingMigrants.iom.int
"Migration isn't a danger, it's a challenge to grow. European countries must not only welcome migrants but integrate them into society. They bring to us a culture, a culture that is rich for us. And also they have to receive our culture and there has to be an exchange of cultures. Respect. And this removes fear." – Pope Francis. Read more here.
Migration in the News
- EU External Action reported that European Commission Vice-President Federica Mogherini discussed how to better manage migration flows with UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi and IOM DG William Lacy Swing on the margins of the Munich Security Conference.
- Xinhua reported that according to IOM, nearly 100,000 displaced Iraqis have returned to their communities in the last month, despite intensified fighting in some areas.
- South China Morning Post reported on Filipina women trafficked to Hong Kong and forced into prostitution.
- Phnom Penh Post reported that two Cambodian men who were trafficked from Thailand onto a Malaysian fishing vessel were repatriated from Indonesia on Wednesday.
- DPA reported that hundreds of migrants stampeded a six-meter border fence in Morocco on Friday and entered the independent Spanish enclave of Ceuta, according to Moroccan authorities.
Trending on the Internet
- Voice of America reported that two documentaries on the plight of refugees off the Italian coast and the Greek coast, respectively, have received Oscar nominations this year. Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rossi has been selected in the Documentary category and 4.1 Miles by Daphne Matziaraki has been nominated in the Short Documentary category.
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