INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE ON MIGRATION HEALTH AND MIGRATION: BRIDGING THE GAP. WMk. World Health Organization

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1 INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE ON MIGRATION HEALTH AND MIGRATION: BRIDGING THE GAP World Health Organization IOM International Organization for Migration WMk

2 Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations 21 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 23 REPORT OF THE MEETING 35 Objectives and Structure of the Meeting 35 SESSION I: HEALTH AND MIGRATION CHALLENGES Migration Perspective 39 Ms. Diane Vincent, Associate Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Canada Health Perspective 41 Dr. David Heymann, Representative of the Director General for Polio Eradication, WHO Bridging Health and Migration 45 Dr. Danielle Grondin, Director, Migration Health, IOM Discussion from Session I: Health and Migration Challenges 48 15

3 SESSION II: PUBLIC HEALTH AND MIGRATION A. Population Mobility and Public Health Globalization of Communicable Diseases 51 Dr. Grian Gushulak, Director General, Medical Services Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Canada The Case of SARS: Lessons Learnt 53 Associate Professor Suok Kai Chew, Deputy Director of Medical Services, Epidemiology and Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Singapore Discussion from Session II-A: Population Mobility and Public Health z - 54 B. Managing Global Public Health: Partnerships and Developing Bridging Public Health Programmes Investing in Mental Health in Post-conflict Rehabilitation 56 Professor Ka Sunbaunat, Deputy Dean, Ministry of Health, Cambodia Health as a Tool for Integration 57 Dr. Francisco Cubillo, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health, Costa Rica U.S./Mexico Tuberculosis (TB) Border Health Card: Bilateral TB Referral and Treatment Initiative 58 Dr. Stephen Waterman, Medical Epidemiologist, Divisions of Global Migration and Quarantine and Tuberculosis Elimination, CDC, USA Public Health and Trafficking: When Migration Runs Amok 60 Dr. Daniel Verman, Director, Department for Programs and Coordination, the National Agency for Family Protection, Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family, Romania 16

4 Mr. Arin Pasescu, Principal Inspector, Ministry of Administrtation and Interior, Romania Discussion from Session II-B: Managing Global Public Health; Partnerships and Developing Bridging Public Health Programmes 61 SESSION III: MIGRATION AND HEALTH POLICIES A. Investing in Migration Health The International Health Regulations: Updates and Perspectives 63 Mr. William Cocksedge, International Health Regulations, Communicable Disease, WHO National Migration Health Policies: Shifting the Paradigm from Exclusion to Inclusion 65 Dr. Susan Maloney, Acting Chief, Immigrant, Refugee and Migration Health Branch, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, CDC Health and Irregular Migration 67 Mr. Paris Aristotle, Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, Melbourne, Australia i Health and Return Migration ' 68 Dr. Eva Louis Fuller, Director, Cooperation in Health Policy Analyses, Ministry of Health, Jamaica Discussion from Session III-A: Health and Migration Challenges 71 B. Migration of Healthcare Workers Global Overview of Migration of Healthcare Workers 72 Mr. Orvill Adams, Director, Department of Human Resources for Health, WHO 17

5 Using Bilateral Arrangements to Manage Migration of Healthcare Workers: The Cases otsouth Africa and the United Kingdom ' Ms. Daisy Mafubelu, Health Attache, Permanent Mission of South Africa to the UN, Switzerland 73 Using Bilateral Arrangements to Manage Migration of Healthcare Workers: The Cases of U.K. and South Africa Mr. Rob Webster, Director of Workforce Capacity, Department of Health, England 75 Using the Diaspora to Strengthen Health Workforce Capacity 77 Professor Ken Sagoe, Director of Human Resources Department, Ministry of Health, Ghana Exporting Health Workers to Overseas Markets 79 Professor Binod Khadria, Professor of Economics and Chairperson, Zakir Husain Centre for Education Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India Discussion from Session III-B: Migration of Healthcare Workers 81 SESSION IV: THE WAY FORWARD A. What is Foreseen for the Future? HIV/AIDS and Population Mobility - Where to Go from Here? 83 Dr. Telku Belay, Head of Advocacy, Mobilization and Coordination Department HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office, Ethiopia Possible Solutions to Manage Migrants' Health: Thailand's Perspective 84 Dr. Chat Kittipavara, Health Supervisor, 18

6 Bureau of Inspection and Evaluation, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand Population Mobility and Health Crises in Conflict Situations 85 Dr. Mohammad Al Sharan, Director, Department of Emergency Medical Services, Ministry of Health; Chairman, Patients Helping Fund, Kuwait Discussion from Session IV-A: What is Foreseen for the Future? 87 B. Where Can We Go from Here? Closing Remarks on the Theme " Benefits of Investing in Migration Health 89 Dr. Danielle Grondin, Director, Migration Health, IOM Action Points 90 Discussions from Session IV-B: Where Can We Go from Here? 92 ANNEXES Annex 1: Further Reading. 95 Annex 2: Useful Definitions 97 Annex 3: Agenda 99 Annex 4: List of Participants/Speakers 103 Endnotes