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Partnership on Health and Mobility in East and Southern …

WEBIOM’s Partnership for Health and Mobility in East and Southern Africa (PHAMESA) aims to improve the management of migration health and reduce migrants’ vulnerability to HIV by responding to their health needs throughout all phases of the migration process. PHAMESA focuses primarily on Labour Migrants and Mobile Workers, Forced Migrants, and

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IOM Releases Initial Findings on Health Vulnerabilities of.

WEBThe IOM Partnership on Health and Mobility in East and Southern Africa (PHAMESA) programme has released a summary of initial findings of a study on health vulnerabilities of mixed migration flows from East, the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes to Southern Africa. The findings were presented at the 2nd Ministerial Conference on the …

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Official Opening of the extended Migration Health …

WEBPretoria: 28 April 2023 - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in South Africa officially opened the newly extended Migration Health Assessment Centre (MHAC). To ensure provision of quality services and meet demand for migration health services, IOM established an annex with bigger seating capacity, more examination rooms, and

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Addressing the Healthcare Needs of Migrants and …

WEBThe Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, in partnership with IOM and the World Health Organization, hosted a National Consultation on Migration and Health to reach common consensus on securing quality and equitable health services for migrants and mobile populations in Kenya.

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HEALTH VULNERABILITIES STUDY OF MIXED MIGRATION …

WEBexecutive summary findings from the formative stage health vulnerabilities study of mixed migration flows from the east and horn of africa and the great lakes region

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Canadian Immigration Medical Examination IOM South …

WEBIf all tests are normal and there are no deferrals, your IME will be completed and submitted to the London Regional Medical Office within 24 hours. Dear Client, IOM looks forward to assisting you with your Canadian Immigration Medical Examination! We offer a one-stop service where xrays, bloodtests.

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UNAIDS and IOM sign agreement to improve access to …

WEBThe Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and IOM are today signing a new cooperation agreement to overcome HIV-related challenges faced by many migrants. The agreement seeks to integrate human rights and the needs of migrants and mobile populations into national and regional HIV responses and ensure universal …

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Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Programme …

WEBSouth Africa - In an effort to improve sexual and reproductive health and HIV (SRH-HIV) related outcomes amongst migrants, including migrant adolescents, young people and sex workers, the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) – HIV Knows No Borders programme was launched earlier this week (8 May) in Mbabane, Swaziland.. …

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IOM hosts a SADC High Level Dialogue on funding for …

WEBInternational Organization for Migration (IOM) supported a Multi-sectorial High Level Dialogue during the SADC Health Minister meeting hosted by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on 14 January. The meeting brought together SADC health ministers, development partners, donors, private sector …

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The City of Johannesburg – Providing Migrant-Friendly …

WEBThe City of Johannesburg is home to many migrants from different parts of the world and language is one of many barriers that prevent migrants from accessing services such as healthcare. In partnership with African Migrants Solidarity (AMIS), the City of Johannesburg enables migrants easier access to health services through a Translation …

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Our Work in South Africa IOM, UN Migration IOM South Africa

WEBThe International Organization for Migration is the leading inter-governmental organization promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, with a presence in over 100 countries, and supporting 175 member states to improve migration management. In 2019, IOM provided support to 30 million persons, including 23 million persons on

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IOM South Africa Opens New Health Assessment Centre

WEBWorst drought in 60 years. It is hard living in Turkana. In addition to endemic poverty, recurrent droughts and floods, a poor state of infrastructure, and limited access to basic health care, the region is being ravaged by the worst drought in 60 years. Turkana, nestled in north-west Kenya, has been hit hard by the drought.

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IOM Welcomes Action to Eliminate Malaria in Endemic Zones of.

WEBIOM has welcomed the decision of Ministers of Health from Malaria-Endemic Countries in Southern Africa to adopt the Victoria Falls Declaration, in which they commit to eliminate and expand malaria control to hard-to-reach migrant and mobile communities.

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UK TB Testing IOM South Africa

WEBMigration Health Assessments for United Kingdom-Bound Migrants from South Africa. All applicants who are planning to stay in the United Kingdom for 6 months or longer, and who are living in or have travelled to a country with high TB burden within the last six months, are required to undergo a migration health assessment to screen for ACTIVE …

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New Clinic Offers Roadside Health Care for Mobile …

WEBThe health centre, located in the heart of. a trailer park in the border town of Busia, in Kenya’s Western province, aims to address the health needs of mobile populations, by providing free tuberculosis, malaria and HIV treatment. Managed by the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and initially funded by The Great Lakes Initiative on

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IOM Conducts TB Screening for Migrants Travelling to the United

WEBAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2013, 8.6 million people fell ill with TB in 2012, including 1.1 million cases among people living with HIV. People from selected countries as defined by the WHO, who are applying for a United Kingdom (UK) visa for a stay longer than 6 months for the …

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Health vulnerabilities of mobile and migrant populations in …

WEB3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This study was carried out with the support of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Southern Africa Regional Office and IOM Mozambique Office as part of a SADC funded

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Careers IOM South Africa

WEBIOM Regional Office in Pretoria. NOB (UN Salary scale for National Officers in the Republic of South Africa) 2 April 2024. Operations Assistant-Team Leader (Field Support) VNSA2024/04. Cape Town, South Africa. G5 (UN Salary Scale for General Staff) 8 March 2024. Driver.

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