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221.676.79
Migrant Health Policy in LMICs

Location
Internet
Term
Summer Institute
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2023 - 2024
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online with Some Asynchronous Online
Start Date
Monday, June 12, 2023
End Date
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, Th, 1:30 - 5:30pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
- Are you interested in the design and implementation of policies for migrants in low- and middle-income countries? - Are you committed to guaranteeing the right to health and social inclusion of migrants through the design and implementation of policies? - Are you interested in the new challenges of south-south migration for health systems?
Discusses the experience of several low- and middle-income countries that have become recipients of migrants in the last 10 years. Addresses the challenges for health systems, the lessons learned from the processes of inclusion in the health system, and the need for articulation of politics with institutional action. Considers the particularities of low- and middle-income countries, and especially their health systems, to respond to migratory phenomena, and how their response is different from that of high-income countries. Reviews case studies from several countries and utilizes comparative policy analysis.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Identify the main new migratory flows in the world, and discuss the historical changes in the global trend of human mobility
  2. Explain the main international normative frameworks that regulate migrant health and social inclusion
  3. Analyze the main challenges for health systems associated with human migration, particularly south-south migration in low- and middle-income receiving countries, to guarantee the health of migrants
  4. Compare and interpret the different policy approaches in health to migration between different low and middle -income countries
  5. Evaluate the advantages for health systems of a policy of inclusive health care for migrants
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 30% Group Project(s)
  • 30% Participation
  • 40% Final Project