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In Colombia and Peru, integrating migrants into national health systems is challenging due to inequalities in access and limited resources. This event aims to discuss the knowledge and expectations needed to effectively implement promising practices in different contexts, helping address these challenges and improve health equity for migrant populations.
In this webinar, a panel was held where both national and local experiences on managing information and knowledge regarding the migrant population were presented, with perspectives from Migración Colombia, the Ministry of Health, and the Bogotá Health Secretariat.
In this webinar, the challenges and opportunities for health financing that have arisen from the inclusion of the migrant population in the Colombian Health System were discussed. The strategies implemented by Community-Based Organizations to promote the inclusion of the Venezuelan migrant and returning populations into the Colombian Health System were also presented. Additionally, communication strategies focused on knowledge management and access to rights, with an emphasis on the Health Insurance System, were highlighted.
LHSS Colombia and stakeholders held the "First District Forum for the Humanization of Health Services" in Cartegena. The forum united health experts from the academic and public sectors to share strategies and best practices for humanizing health services in Cartagena, a key commitment of the "Cartagena, City of Rights" Development Plan.
With increased migration around the world posing unique challenges and opportunities for health systems, efforts to better integrate and include migrants and host communities in national health systems are an integral part of the global health equity agenda.
The report outlines the main strategies recommended to address technical inefficiencies and improve the health system's capacity to integrate the Venezuelan migrant population in Colombia.
El informe detalla los esfuerzos de LHSS desde 2020 hasta 2023 en colaboración con el Gobierno de Colombia para mejorar la prestación de servicios de salud a las poblaciones migrantes, con un enfoque en la sostenibilidad financiera. Al implementar la Guía de Eficiencia Técnica de Sistemas de Salud (GET) de USAID, el Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social, el Departamento Nacional de Planeación y LHSS, se buscó mejorar la eficiencia en la asignación de recursos dentro del sector salud. La GET, que incluye cuatro grupos analíticos tradicionales—prestación de servicios, fuerza laboral en salud, productos farmacéuticos y financiamiento y gobernanza—se amplió para incluir un quinto grupo, Sistemas de Información, para satisfacer las necesidades específicas de Colombia. LHSS adaptó la guía mediante análisis de expertos y discusiones participativas con actores clave para identificar ineficiencias y proponer recomendaciones prácticas. El informe detalla las principales estrategias recomendadas para abordar estas ineficiencias y mejorar la capacidad del sistema de salud para integrar a la población migrante venezolana.
In this webinar, pedagogical strategies for community-based approaches were presented by LHSS Colombia and academia, covering the context of community mental health and community-based mental health strategies. Additionally, healthcare providers shared their experiences with community networks for promoting and caring for mental health, specifically in the context of Cartagena.
LHSS Colombia provided training for journalists and social organization representatives to enhance their understanding of the right to health for migrants and returned Colombians, promoting narratives focused on gender and social inclusion.
In the webinar, the appropriate use of antibiotics within the framework of global health was discussed, and a panel was held with the Ministry of Health, hospitals from Medellín, and Cucuta to explain the proper use of antibiotics
LHSS Colombia collaborates with Novartis to create an alliance focused on training health professionals to improve early detection of chronic diseases, ensure accurate diagnostics, provide up-to-date treatments, and offer comprehensive care and emotional support.
In this webinar, the local perspectives regarding maternal health of the migrant population and their impact on the healthcare system were presented by the Health Secretariat of Barranquilla. Additionally, the Santo Domingo Foundation discussed the importance of performance-based payments in maternal health for migrant women with irregular immigration status. From the perspective of healthcare providers, the challenges of delivering healthcare services to pregnant individuals with irregular immigration status were presented.
Telling stories about migration and health has become a priority for a country that, today, has more than 2.5 million Venezuelan migrants; half of them recognizing themselves as living in poverty. The workshops will be held in 11 municipalities and will discuss how to address these types of stories so as not to misinform or cause stigma.
In this webinar, the experiences and achievements of Community-Based Organizations in informing, educating, and communicating to promote the inclusion of the migrant population were presented. From the academic perspective, the purpose of the strategies for informing, educating, and communicating about health was discussed.
LHSS Chief of Party in Peru, Paulina Giusti learns what three organizations in Peru and Colombia are doing to improve access and link people with mental health needs to the services they require through psychosocial support networks.