Background
The WHO Global action plan: promoting the health of refugees and migrants 2019–23 (GAP) was noted in May 2019 by the Sixty-second World Health Assembly.
Created in alignment with the vision of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the GAP asserted the need of improving the health and well-being of refugees and migrants by focusing on achieving universal health coverage and the highest attainable standard of health for all populations.
As the GAP is soon to expire, there is a need to reflect and learn from promising ongoing country practices to achieve and advance the 6 priority areas of the GAP.
Purpose
The purpose of this call is to collect voluntary contributions to a compendium of promising practices, at country level, in promoting the health of refugees and migrants. Examples of policies, programmes, or interventions are requested.
The ultimate goal is to select successful approaches and develop a collection of case examples to disseminate promising practices and inspire others. This will identify lessons learned and disseminate up-to-date approaches and experiences.
In addition, the results of this call will also inform the final report of the GAP, that will be under discussion in 2023 at the WHO Executive Board and World Health Assembly.
Submissions
Submissions are being sought via an online questionnaire from:
- Government agencies/ministries or equivalent, both from the health sector and other sectors (e.g., migration, interior, finance, education etc),
A third party (e.g., local governments, WHO regional or country offices, other UN agencies, civil society or academia), as long as the examples described involve collaboration with government authorities (either national, regional, or local).
Submissions must be made using the online questionnaire.
Please read the background document supporting this Call for Submissions before completing this checklist questionnaire.
Deadline
15 August 2022
Contact
Frequently asked questions can be found in the document accompanying the Call for Submissions.
If you need more information or clarification, please do not hesitate to send an email to healthmigration@who.int.
Disclaimers:
The reports will be accessible online and widely disseminated through WHO channels and networks.
Please note that all WHO data privacy requirements will be applied.