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Health of refugees and migrants. Practices in addressing the health needs of refugees and migrants
(2018)In response to a request, in World Health Assembly Resolution 70.15, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a global call for information, including case studies, on current policies and practices and lessons learned ... -
Indenpendent review of the added value of the Central Emergency Response Found (CERF) to the Venezuela regional refugee and migration crisis
(2019)This review assesses the value added by CERF funding provided for the humanitarian response to the regional Venezuela refugee and migration crisis in 2018 (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago) -
Effects of Political Instability in Venezuela on Malaria Resurgence at Ecuador–Peru Border, 2018
(2019)Mass migration from Venezuela has increased malaria resurgence risk across South America. During 2018, migrants from Venezuela constituted 96% of imported malaria cases along the Ecuador–Peru border. Plasmodium vivax ... -
Health of refugees and migrants. Regional situation analysis, practices, experiences, lessons learned and ways forward
(2019)This report discusses current migration trends in the Region, key regional policy frameworks and legal instruments, and health challenges faced by migrants and their host communities, emphasizing the special challenges ... -
Migration crisis in Venezuela and its impact on HIV in other countries: the case of Colombia
(2019-03)Colombia is an example to discuss and enhance the message of the negative consequences of the massive migration from Venezuela and the impact on HIV in a near country. Using and analyzing data from the surveillance system ... -
Venezuelan Migration and the Border Health Crisis in Colombia and Brazil
(2019-08)Venezuela’s economic crisis has triggered mass migration; more than 3.4 million Venezuelans have fled to other countries in the region and beyond. An assessment mission to Cúcuta, in the Colombian border state of North ... -
Quality of life of venezuelan migrants in two cities in northern Peru
(2019-12)Objectives.: To describe the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Venezuelan migrants residing in the cities of Chimbote and Nuevo Chimbote, in Peru, and assess its associated factors. -
Health services inequalities affecting the Venezuelan migrant and refugee population in Colombia. How to improve the local response to the humanitarian emergency?
(2020)Between November 2019 and March 2020 Profamilia evaluated the needs, expectations, and inequalities regarding access to health services for Venezuelan migrants and refugees. The research focused on six prioritized cities ... -
Health policies for international migrants: A comparison between Mexico and Colombia
(2020)Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the health policies for international migrants in Mexico and Colombia. -
Migrant women and sexual and gender-based violence at the Colombia-Venezuela border: A qualitative study
(2020)This study was guided by the question of how humanitarian emergency preparedness and response initiatives within four cities at the Colombo-Venezuelan border are addressing SGBV. The goal of this research was threefold: ... -
Venezuelans in Brazil: integration with labour market and access to social safety nets
(2020)This note focuses on understanding the impact of the interiorization programme on the livelihoods and employment prospects of Venezuelans who have opted to relocate from Roraima state to other federal units between April ... -
COVID-19 as a tipping point for Latin America’s sustainable development goals: the case of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia
(2020)Colombia has been a global leader in its embrace and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In recent years, Colombia has advanced its peace initiatives with armed actors, leading to partial resolution ... -
Leaving no one behind in the Covid-19 Pandemic: a call for urgent global action to include migrants & refugees in the COVID-19 response
(2020-04)People on the move, whether they are economic migrants or forcibly displaced persons such asylum seekers, refugees, and internally displaced persons (hereafter called migrants & refugees), should be explicitly included in ... -
COVID-19 in the Americas: Who’s Looking After Refugees and Migrants?
(2020-06)Several characteristics of refugee and migrant populations make them susceptible to acquire COVID-19. To fully understand the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and migrants in the Americas, it is important to consider the ... -
Venezuelan refugees and migrants: awareness and information on COVID-19
(2020-06)This snapshot focuses on the level of awareness of COVID-19 among Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia and Peru, and their access to information. It aims to contribute towards building a solid evidence base to ... -
Protecting Migrants or Reversing Migration? COVID-19 and the risks of a protracted crisis in Latin America
(2020-06)Central and South American countries have experienced an unprecedented flow of refugees and migrants with an estimated 5 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants and half a million from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras ... -
Migrants in Latin America: Disparities in Health Status and in Access to Healthcare
(2020-06-11)The large magnitude and sudden nature of recent migration flows in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) impose challenges to receiving countries’ health systems, which have to provide care to a larger ... -
Locked down and left behind: The eimpact of COVID-19 on refugees' economic inslusion
(2020-07)Refugees living in low- and middle-income countries are especially vulnerable to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on data from eight hosting countries before COVID-19, we find that refugees are 60 percent ... -
Prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in international migrant women: Current scenario and challenges
(2020-07-15)Preventing vertical transmission of HIV is a challenge for all countries worldwide. The permanent construction of global societies with a variable degree of international migrant population has made it more complex. Health ... -
Venezuelan migrants in Colombia: COVID-19 and mental health
(2020-08)The mental health of Venezuelan migrants is compounded by the extreme hardships inside Venezuela, the resulting exodus, and the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Exposure to trauma, loss, and life changing ...