Towards evidence-based knowledge of migrant health in the MENA region
We have designed a research programme that will promote a network of researchers and institutions committed to continue working on migrant health beyond the temporal scope of this project. This will ensure the long-term and sustained improvement of migrant health in the MENA region.
As a result of this strategy, a Migrant Health Secretariat will be created in each country, where relevant stakeholders and policy-makers meet to secure the appropriate and efficient implementation of the MHCP-t tool.
We will strengthen research capacity in the field of migrant health in the MENA region through the development of a network of early career researchers, called My-MENA EMCR-Network. Built on strong links between leading European and MENA academic institutions, this network will promote knowledge exchange and provide research training and development.
The project funds and supports 6 PhD students and two postdoctoral researchers. Together, these 8 researchers are responsible for catalysing the development of My-MENA EMCR-Network, which will be supported and funded by the consortium members beyond the time-frame of the project.
To build bridges between low-, middle- and high-income settings and conduct robust research, we are also bringing together a wide range of stakeholders, including: migrant groups, civil society and community-based organisations, academic institutions, UN actors including IOM, and key NGOs.
The Migrant Health Secretariats will become key bodies promoting local migrant health quality care and improved, inclusive policies. They are co-funded by the project together with the IOM and the Ministry of Health of each country, which will be responsible for its coordination.
The Secretariats will liaise with national officials and expert representatives to obtain key information for the optimal use of MHCP-t. This body will enable sustainability, country ownership and support the deployment of MCPH-t both within and outside the MENA region.
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