[Call for papers] Special Issue: The Health and Wellbeing of Migrant Populations

Dear Colleagues,

In 2018, there were an estimated 1 billion migrants in the world, of whom more than a quarter were international migrants. Furthermore, the number of forcibly displaced migrants worldwide has risen to 65 million, with nearly 26 million refugees and asylum seekers. Whilst international migrants need to access health services in thier migration journey and once they arrive to their new host country, very little is known about the health and health system needs of these populations.

This Special Issue aims to contribute to knowledge and policy design and implementation by providing much needed evidence on international migration. We welcome papers on international migration, including migrant workers in precarious work, refugees, and asylum seekers. We welcome research that focuses on migration movements in high-income countries as well as, and perhaps more importantly, on research focusing on the large migration flows from Global South countries. We encourage papers describing issues pertaining to migrants’ access to healthcare services (covering both infectious and non-communicable diseases); analyzing migrants’ social and health inequalities; exploring the ways in which international, national and local organizations are addressing migrant health; and the implications of such movements on public policy and population health. Papers should focus on research and interventions that focus on barriers to be overcome, including aspects related to migrants themselves such as cultural norms and gender roles, as well as focusing on the broader regulatory and legal frameworks. We also welcome research that describes positive inititives that are currently taking place to address the needs of migrants whilst also accounting for the differences in context.

This Special Issue seeks quantitative and qualitative studies as well as mixed-methods studies. High-quality systematic reviews will be also considered. We especially welcome research projects that adopt a multisectoral and multidisplinary approach.

Dr. Helena Legido-Quigley
Dr. Montserrat Gea-Sánchez
Guest Editors

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• Migrants
• Refugees
• Asylum seekers
• Migrant health
• Access to health care
• Health inequalities
• Health systems
• Social determinants of health
• Policy analysis
• Multidisciplinary research
• Systematic review
• Qualitative research
• Quantitative research