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News

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. 

Country/region: Colombia
Knowledge Areas: Migrants and Health
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Podcast

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.

Country/region: ColombiaPeru
Knowledge Areas: Migrants and Health Equity
Empowering Mental Health LHSS Colombia’s Multifaceted Approach
Video

LHSS Colombia collaborated with national and local health authorities to address the mental health challenges exacerbated by the pandemic and mixed migration.

Country/region: Colombia
Knowledge Areas: Migrants and Health
Colombia strengthens health systems for migrants
News

LHSS Colombia works with national governments to enhance the health system, focusing on local leadership, care, and integration in cities with high migratory flows like Bogotá, Cali, and Medellín.

Country/region: Colombia
Knowledge Areas: Migrants and Health
HSS Practice Spotlight Brief Integrating and Including Migrants in National Health Systems
Brief

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. 

Country/region: GlobalColombiaPeru
Knowledge Areas: Migrants and Health Equity
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News

A medical waste shredder, procured with LHSS support, uses non-incineration technology and will protect Tajikistan’s environment.

Country/region: Tajikistan
Knowledge Areas: Capacity Strengthening
Tajikistan community leaders help to improve community health
News

Religious leaders and community health workers collaborated to promote COVID-19 vaccination in two regions of Tajikistan.

Country/region: Tajikistan
Knowledge Areas: Health Area: COVID-19
Tajikistan news story
News

With support from USAID’s LHSS Project, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MOHSPP) in Tajikistan strengthened Tajikistan’s national laboratory system and supported the country’s COVID-19 Country Preparedness and Response Plan.

Country/region: Tajikistan
Improving the Primary Health Care System through Peer Learning in Urban Bangladesh
Video

The video showcases the success of peer learning events held in the Sylhet and Rajshahi regions, where city corporations and district municipalities came together to share experiences and discuss different approaches to strengthening primary health care.

Country/region: Bangladesh
Transforming Primary Health Care in Urban Bangladesh
Video

This video highlights the collaborative efforts between LHSS and six district municipalities from Sylhet and Rajshahi divisions to strengthen primary health care systems in urban Bangladesh.

Country/region: Bangladesh
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Tool

This toolkit provides Colombia’s territorial entities with the tools they need to tackle stigma and unconscious bias within the health sector in order to strengthen their capacity to provide equitable health care services to all members of the population, particularly in high migration settings.

Country/region: Colombia
Knowledge Areas: Migrants and Health Equity
USAID SALUTIA news
News

To strengthen institutional capacities in the Mandatory Health Quality Assurance System of the Ministry of Health of Cúcuta, the Communidades Saludables of USAID and the Fundación Salutia delivered the Health Quality Management Model with its technological tool TGUÍA – IV.

Country/region: Colombia
Profamilia talks about efforts to build healthy communities
Video

Stakeholders describe how they work with local municipalities to build healthy communities for all migrants.

Country/region: Colombia
Knowledge Areas: Migrants and Health
Health secretariats describe migration and quality health care
Video

Local leaders share valuable perspectives on migration and the role of a robust health systems in enhancing equitable access to quality health care for everyone.

Country/region: Colombia
Knowledge Areas: Migrants and Health
Stakeholders describe importance of quality care for migrants in Barranquilla
Video

Key stakeholders in Barranquilla, Colombia provide valuable insights on the importance of quality health care for migrants and their families. 

Country/region: Colombia
Knowledge Areas: Migrants and Health
 

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