Developing public and professional engagement to promote global policy and a new research vision to improve the health of labour migrants (360G-Wellcome-209993_Z_17_Z)

Population mobility within and across borders is becoming increasingly complex, yet there has been little synthesis of evidence or expert consultation on the wide-ranging health implications of migration. Indeed, the largest migrant group – labour migrants - have been excluded from the research agenda to date, with little known about the health consequences for the families they leave behind. The UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health aims to consolidate evidence and generate new insights into the interactions between migration and health. The proposed project aims to support the work of the Commission by: a) identifying and synthesising data through two systematic reviews and meta-analyses on labour migrants and left-behind children; b) gaining expert insights, including convening a stakeholder meeting to assess evidence and generate innovative solutions and evidence-based recommendations; c) develop a public engagement strategy to foster shared expertise in this area; and d) define first steps towards establishing a new Global Observatory on Migration and Health that will seek to promote knowledge generation, translation, and monitoring of global and regional standards to improve health outcomes related to migration.