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The price of inaction

03/04/2014by International Centre for Migration Health and Development 1 Comment

  The UN has reported that the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has now surpassed the one million mark. The likelihood of Lebanon being able to cope with this […]

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Refugees

A two way lifeline

02/04/2014by International Centre for Migration Health and Development Leave a comment

The number of migrants losing their lives while trying to reach EU shores has never been as high. The most recent estimate is that 80.000 have died in the last […]

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EU, Migrants

Working with the police to solve a global challenge

30/10/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development Leave a comment

On 26th September, one hundred and twenty two judiciary police officers of the Congolese National Police Force graduated from an innovative program being run by ICMHD to help fight gender based violence […]

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HIV/AIDS, ICMHD, Sexual Gender Based Violence

Addressing the burden of HIV/AIDS in military and mine workers

18/10/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development Leave a comment

UNAIDS has recently published a global report on the AIDS epidemic which claimed that the number of new HIV infections among adults and children has dropped by 33%. This decrease […]

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HIV/AIDS

Polio eradication setbacks in endemic countries

10/10/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development Leave a comment

  Polio vaccination campaign in Jalalabad province, Afghanistan Photo: Reuters Polio is a highly infectious disease for which there is no cure. The virus is transmitted through contaminated food and […]

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Polio

Domestic violence against women and migration

30/09/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development Leave a comment

One in three women worldwide is a victim of physical or sexual violence. About 80 percent of the time, this violence occurs at the hands of a partner or spouse. […]

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Gender Violence, ICMHD, Migration, Violence

Ticino vote on veil ban

20/09/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development Leave a comment

  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 […]

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Uncategorized

Syria: Diabetes in conflict settings

16/09/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development 4 Comments

  Dar Al-Shifa hospital after bombing, Aleppo, Syria,2012 ( AFP/Getty Images) Two and a half years after the uprising that has escalated into a full-blown civil conflict, Syria is suffering from […]

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Diabetes, Noncommunicable Diseases, Syria

Language barriers to health care

09/09/2013by International Centre for Migration Health and Development Leave a comment

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, […]

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Migrants, 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

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