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Jo Vearey, PhD

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Tag: public engagement

“SRHR-HIV Knows No Borders”

November 21, 2018July 22, 2021 admin

"SRHR-HIV Knows No Borders: Improving SRHR-HIV Outcomes for Migrants, Adolescents and Young People and Sex Workers in Migration-Affected Communities in Southern Africa 2016 - 2020"

Tagged IOM, presentation, public engagement, southern Africa, SRHR

Global migration and health governance: opportunities and dangers

September 19, 2018July 22, 2021 admin

The slides from my keynote lecture at the CESSMIR Conference on Needs and Care Practices for Refugees and Migrants can be found here.  Some snapshots below.  Basically, I argue that we need to be careful with our language/discourses and we need to think about: Why we care about migration & health: what are we advocating… Continue reading Global migration and health governance: opportunities and dangers

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Damaging discourses: why meanings matter in migration & health research, advocacy, and action

September 18, 2018July 22, 2021 admin

Here's an input I made at the CESSMIR Conference on Needs and Care Practices for Refugees and Migrants held at the University of Ghent in September 2018.  I was concerned about the lack of engagement with non-EU contexts, and the limited discussions associated with our responsibility to challenge dangerous discourses when engaging on issues associated… Continue reading Damaging discourses: why meanings matter in migration & health research, advocacy, and action

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#migranthealth & public engagement

February 21, 2017July 22, 2021 admin

I've put a storify together in the hope to consolidate the discussions going on relating to #migranthealth at the 2nd Global Consultation currently underway in Colombo, Sri Lanka. However, as we start Day 2, #migranthealth isn't trending.  It seems only a few of us are engaging and trying to reach out via social media.  And I'm… Continue reading #migranthealth & public engagement

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Just research?

January 11, 2017July 22, 2021 admin

This is a piece I contributed to the 2016 Sex worker zine project publication of the MoVE:method:visual:explore project.  Produced under a creative commons licence, I re-post it here. Just research? The work shared in this publication reflects the combined and collective efforts of many individuals, in very different ways: people who sell sex; migrants; sex… Continue reading Just research?

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I’m an Associate Professor at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa where I teach and supervise postgraduate students, and undertake research on a range of issues related to migration and health.

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