International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | |
Can Migration Health Assessments Become a Mechanism for Global Public Health Good? | |
Kolitha Wickramage2  Davide Mosca3  Sloane C. Burke1  | |
[1] id="af1-ijerph-11-09954">International 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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CC BY
© 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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