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World Refugee Day: A Call to Action on Climate Change and Displacement

20/06/2019by International Centre for Migration Health and Development Leave a comment

Featured Image: Credit:DFID / Rafiqur Rahman Raqu Eight months have gone by since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its sobering special report on the predictions of a world […]

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climate change, Health, Migration, Refugees

World Health Day: Don’t Forget Gestational Diabetes

07/04/2016by International Centre for Migration Health and Development Leave a comment

The 7th of April, marks World Health Day. Since 1950 the day has been used to advocate on selected global health issues. This year the World Health Organisation (WHO) has […]

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Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Health, Reproductive Health, Uncategorized

Children Left Behind: A growing developmental concern

30/08/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development Leave a comment

Recently, a landmark decision has just been reached by the European Court of Human Rights with respect to children separated from parents when these move to work to other cities […]

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Child Development, children left behind, Health, Migration

PARENTAL MIGRATION AND CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND

12/08/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development 5 Comments

Over the past decades, the number of people migrating worldwide has been increasing dramatically. According to the UN, around 215 million people live and work outside their country of birth […]

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Child Development, children left behind, Health, Migration

NUTRITION, HEALTH AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN ETHIOPIA

08/08/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development 3 Comments

Following the success of our previous article on “Resolving Current Issues in Maternal Death and Women`s Health in Ethiopia” we have decided to follow up with Part 2. on nutrition, child […]

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Development, Ethiopia, Health, Nutrition

Addressing the Burden of Infectious Diseases in Pakistan

05/08/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development 3 Comments

Pakistan is one of several countries, which together bear 95% of the burden of infectious diseases.[i] Malaria, Tuberculosis, and Polio are among the top killers of Pakistani youth and adults. […]

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Health, ICMHD, infectious diseases, International Centre for Migration Health and Development, poverty
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The Forced Displacement of The Roma: from Sarkozy to Gilles Bourdouleix

29/07/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development 1 Comment

By Professor Manuel Carballo Nicholas Sarkozy (2010): The Roma have long been a pariah people. Poorly understood, highly suspect, and the subject of pervasive myths, the Roma of Europe have been […]

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Development, forced migration, Health, Migration, Roma

Why is Child Labour Still Thriving in The 21st Century?

16/07/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development 5 Comments

It`s easy to think that in this day and age Child Labour should have been successfully eradicated by now. The information is out there, MNCs are actively engaged, and NGOs like the International […]

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Health, Human Trafficking, ICMHD, Migration

Obesity: An Epidemic Weighing Down Migrant Populations

23/07/2012by International Centre for Migration Health and Development 2 Comments

Not only is the world population rapidly growing in number, but it is also physically growing in size. According to recent estimates, over 500 million people worldwide are characterized as […]

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Health, ICMHD, Migration, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes and Migration: A New Way of Looking at Diabetes Health Care

05/07/2012by International Centre for Migration Health and Development 1 Comment

Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images/The Guardian In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the fact that non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, are no longer just diseases of the wealthy. It […]

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Health, ICMHD, International Centre for Migration Health and Development, Migrants, Migration, Type 2 Diabetes

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