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Strengthening Government’s Capacity of Selected South Asian Countries to Address the Health of Migrants through a Multi-Sector Approach
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Start Date
2012
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End Date
2015
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Project Status
Completed
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Project Type
Health Promotion and Assist for Migrants
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Budget Amount (USD)
300000.00
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Coverage
Regional
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Year
2012
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IDF Region
Asia and Oceania
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Prima ID
BD10P0001
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Projects ID
MA.0259
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Benefiting Member States
Bangladesh Nepal Pakistan
Over two years this project will:
(1) Conduct an in-depth assessment among the three South Asian countries to assess health vulnerabilities of inbound and outbound migrants, including their access to health and other social services, a mapping of governments’ responses to address these vulnerabilities and come up with recommendations for action;
(2) Support a regional consultation involving the three target countries and with the assistance of two secondary countries (Sri Lanka and Thailand), to discuss best practices and agree on success factors to develop a migration health agenda at national level for the target countries;
(3) Support the Ministries of Health of Bangladesh and Nepal, and the Ministries of Human Resource Development of Pakistan to develop strategic action plans to address the health of migrants using a multi-sectoral approach.