Can Migration Health Assessments Become a Mechanism for Global Public Health Good?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Kolitha Wickramage²  Davide Mosca³  Sloane C. Burke¹ 

[1] id="af1-ijerph-11-09954">1International Organization for Migration, Country Office Sri Lanka, Colombo 3, Sri Lan;International Organization for Migration, Country Office Sri Lanka, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka;Migration Health Division, the International Organization for Migration, Route des Morillons 17, Geneva, 1211 CH, Switzerland; E-Mail:

关键词: migrant health;    health assessment;    tuberculosis screening;    migrant rights;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph111009954

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Migrant health assessments (HAs) consist of a medical examination to assess a migrant’s health status and to provide medical clearance for work or residency based on conditions defined by the destination country and/or employer. We argue that better linkages between health systems and migrant HA processors at the country level are needed to shift these from being limited as an instrument of determining non-admissibility for purposes of visa issuance, to a process that may enhance public health. The importance of providing appropriate care and follow-up of migrants who “fail” their HA and the need for global efforts to enable data-collection and research on HAs are also highlighted.

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