Is it time to re-think financing of humanitarian crises?
OPINION | MANUEL CARBALLO As we move into 2018, the number of people being forced from their communities and countries is growing. Rarely have we seen so many families split up, lives […]
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World Health Day: Don’t Forget Gestational Diabetes
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 […]
Border crossing and death
This morning the BBC highlighted the number of women, children and men dying as they try to cross from Mexico to the US. Mortuaries in Arizona report large numbers of undentified bodies that […]
Ticino vote on veil ban
Compared to the Swiss federal referendum on September 22, Ticino cantonal vote regarding the ban of full veils in public space attracts smaller attention. However, the issue is not […]
Language barriers to health care
In addition to a myriad of barriers to health care faced by migrants, such as the eligibility of health benefits, level of poverty and education, inconvenient hours, lack of transportation, […]
TB Screening of Migrants and Implications for Europe
Copyright 2001, The Guardian The UK government has recently announced that migrants from at least 67 countries who intend to stay more than six months will need to have a […]
Immigration in the US : the views of Dr. Manuel Carballo and the findings of ICMHD studies
Dr. Manuel Carballo has been recently interviewed by United Press International in regards to immigration in the US. You can read the news article on the UPI website: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/05/29/Studies-70-pct-of-immigrants-want-to-cry/UPI-42731338276600/
Certificate Course in International Public Health (CIPH)
Empower School of Health, in conjunction with “The International Centre for Migration Health and Development (ICMHD)”, “University of Ghana Medical School” and “University College of London (UCL),” is offering Certificate course […]
ICMHD at the Geneva Health Forum 2012
ICMHD’s abstract “Type 2 Diabetes and Migrants: A Twelve Country Study” has been selected and we will do an oral presentation on Friday April 20th at the Geneva Health Forum. […]
Four Loko and the broader issue of alcohol abuse: a particular concern for migrant groups
Kaitlin Hodge Alcohol abuse has been established to have far-reaching negative implications. The WHO estimates that every year alcohol consumption causes 2.5 million deaths and 69.4 million Disability-Adjusted Life Years […]
