Moving forward: why responding to migration, mobility and HIV in South(ern) Africa is a public health priority.

CONCLUSIONS: The global health imperative of developing migration-aware and mobility-competent health responses must not be undermined by moral panics; the resultant international policy processes run the risk of jeopardizing effective action at the local level. Globally, migration is increasingly recognized as a central public health concern, providing strategic opportunities to strengthen public health responses for all. Without mainstreaming migration, however, health responses will struggle. This is particularly concerning in SADC where HIV programmes - including UTT initiatives - will struggle, and key health targets will not be met. Globally, contextually appropriate migration-aware responses to health are needed, including and a specific focus on HIV programming in SADC. PMID: 30027621 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the International AIDS Society - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: J Int AIDS Soc Source Type: research