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Global Compact for Migration – final draft

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The 'final draft' has now been published and health is referenced in several different paragraphs, including the call for member states to: Incorporate the health needs of migrants in national and local health care policies and plans, such as by strengthening capacities for service provision, facilitating affordable and non-discriminatory access, reducing communication barriers, and training… Continue reading Global Compact for Migration – final draft

MA course on migration and health in southern Africa

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I coordinate a MA module on migration and health in Southern Africa at Wits University.  The latest (2018) course outline can be found here. During the course, we reflect on the state of global scholarship on migration and health. Drawing on the course readings, seminar discussions, and wider reading, students are asked to develop an essay… Continue reading MA course on migration and health in southern Africa

Future Earth Knowledge Network: urban health

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I'm currently participating in the Future Earth Health Regional Knowledge-Action Network is currently taking place at the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Xiamen, China.  The urban health and wellbeing - systems approach - programme of the International Council for Science - explores the ways in which the urban context intersects with multiple… Continue reading Future Earth Knowledge Network: urban health

MHADRI – Migration, Health and Development Research Initiative

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I'm a member of MHADRI - the Migration, Health and Development Research Initiative.  IOM is the secretariat of this new network that is working to bring together researchers working on migration and health globally. In 2016, the Migration Health Division (MHD) of the International Organization for Migration, in partnership with several academic institutions and researchers… Continue reading MHADRI – Migration, Health and Development Research Initiative