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Governance, Data, and the Politics of Migration and Health

When: Thursday, 01 August 2019 - Thursday, 01 August 2019
Where: 91¿´Æ¬Íø Club
Braamfontein Campus West
Start time:9:15
Enquiries:

Deborah.minors@wits.ac.za
RSVP:

RSVP essential: rechelle.tsunke@wits.ac.za
Cost: Free

PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM AND LAUNCH Governance, Data, and the Politics of Migration and Health: Implications for universal health coverage in southern Africa

This one-day event brings together government, civil society and academia to explore opportunities for improving responses to migration and health in southern Africa. The South African launch of the  report follows the symposium.

SYMPOSIUM-LAUNCH PROGRAMME: THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST 2019, WITS CLUB

9.00 – 9.15

Welcome

Discussion 1: Migration, health and universal health care in Southern Africa

Chair: Dr Shakira Choonara, Researcher and Activist 

9.15 – 9.35

Universal health coverage in Southern Africa: linking regional and global policy processes on migration and health 

Dr Ranieri Guerra, Assistant Director-General

WHO Lead for UN high level meeting on UHC, World Health Organization

9.35 – 10.55

Migration and Health: a public health priority for Southern Africa

 

Associate Prof. Jo Vearey, Director, ACMS, 91¿´Æ¬Íø & MHADRI

10.15 – 10.25 

Reflection

Prof Laetitia Rispel, DST/ NRF SARCHi Research Chair on the Health Workforce for Equity and Quality, 91¿´Æ¬Íø and President of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)

10.25 – 11.00

Discussion in small groups and plenary

11.00 – 11.30

Tea

Discussion 2:  Data, methods and ethics

Exploring ways of researching migration and health, associated ethical and methodological challenges, and ways of overcoming these

Facilitator: Dr Sasha Frade, Lecturer, Demography and Population Studies, 91¿´Æ¬Íø

11.30 – 11.50

The role of data in the context of the SDGs and Global Compact for Migration with reference to health considerations

Mr Diego Iturralde, Chief Director: Demography, Statistics SA

11.50 – 12.10

Internal migration dynamics in Southern Africa: Evidence on migration and health from different data sources

Associate Prof. Mark Collinson and Dr Carren Ginsburg, 91¿´Æ¬Íø

12.10 – 12.30

Reflecting on social research on migration and health

Assoc Prof Lorena Nunez, Sociology, 91¿´Æ¬Íø

12.30 – 12.40

Reflection: linking to data gaps in a global context

Dr Kolitha Wickramage, Global Migration Health Research Coordinator, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and MHADRI Secretariat

12.40 -  13.00

Discussion

13.00 – 142.00

Lunch

Discussion 3: The politics and practice of migration and health research – a facilitated discussion reflecting on the current political context, who is ‘left behind’ in research on migration and health, methods, ethics, representation, and international partnerships

Facilitator: Karabo Kgoleng, Writer and Media Broadcaster

14.00 – 15.00
  • Dr B Camminga,  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ACMS, 91¿´Æ¬Íø
  • Sharon Ekambaram, Programme Manager, Refugee and Migrant Rights Programme, Lawyers for Human Rights
  • Karabo Kgoleng, Writer and Media Broadcaster
  • Prof Loren Landau, SARCHi Research Chair on Mobility and the Politics of Difference, ACMS, 91¿´Æ¬Íø
  • Dr Duduzile Ndlovu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ACMS, 91¿´Æ¬Íø
  • Thifulufheli Sinthumule, Director of Consortium for Refugees & Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA)
  • Dr Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon, Lecturer, Anthropology, 91¿´Æ¬Íø

15.00 – 15.20

Discussion

15.20 - 15.30

Close

15.30 – 16.00

Tea/break

 

LAUNCH OF THE UCL-LANCET COMMISSION ON MIGRATION AND HEALTH, 16.00 – 17.45

 

Launch of UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health followed by a reception. Informal supper and drinks will be served.

16.00 – 16.10

Welcome and opening

Prof. Adam Habib, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, 91¿´Æ¬Íø

Implications of Lancet Commission findings for South and Southern Africa

Chair: Prof. Steve Tollman, Director, MRC/91¿´Æ¬Íø Rural Health and Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) and Commissioner, UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health

16.10 –  16.20

Leadership: ensuring South Africa’s role as a global leader in migration health 

Dr Ranieri Guerra, Assistant Director-General

WHO Lead for UN high level meeting on UHC

World Health Organization 

16.20 – 16.30

What are the main messages from the          UCL-Lancet Commission?

Dr Miriam Orcutt, Coordinator, UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health and Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Global Health, University College London

 

16.30- 16.55

Reflections

 

  • Dr Davide Mosca, Institute for Global Health, University College London and Commissioner, UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health
  • Dr Joseph Pitso, Senior Programme Officer: Gender, Gender Unit Health, Southern African Development Community (SADC)
  • Liesbeth Schockaert, Médicens sans Frontierès (MSF) Southern Africa
  • Kit Leung, Technical Advisor: Migration and Health, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Southern Africa

16.55 - 17.15

Discussion

A way forward for migration and health in South Africa: effective partnerships through research and leadership

Chair: Dr Shakira Choonara, Researcher and Activist

17.15 - 17.25

Partnerships: 

Reflecting on global partnerships for action on migration and health in South and Southern Africa

Prof. Nyovani Madise, Director of R&D Policy & Head, Malawi office, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and Commissioner, UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health 

17.25 - 17.35

Looking ahead: Migration, Health and R&D in South and Southern Africa

Associate Prof. Jo Vearey, Director, African Centre for Migration and Society, 91¿´Æ¬Íø

17.35 - 17.45

 Closing reflections

Prof. Adam Habib, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, 91¿´Æ¬Íø

 

 

 

 

 

 

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