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. 2024 May 28:41:100818.
doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100818. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Capacity building in migration and health in higher education: lessons from five European countries

Esperanza Diaz  1   2 , Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu  3   4   5 , Elzbieta Czapka  6 , Jeanine Suurmond  7 , Oliver Razum  8 , Bernadette N Kumar  9
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Capacity building in migration and health in higher education: lessons from five European countries

Esperanza Diaz et al. Lancet Reg Health Eur. .

Abstract

Capacity building in migration and health in higher education is key to better, sustainable, and equitable health care provision. However, developments so far have been patchy, non-structural, and often unsustainable. While training programs have been evaluated and competency standards developed, perspectives from individual teachers are hardly accessible. We present expert perspectives from five European countries to illustrate good examples in higher education and identify gaps to further the advancement of capacity building in migration and health. Based on these perspectives, we have identified thematic areas at four levels: conceptual evolution, policy and implementation, organization at the academic level and teaching materials and pedagogies. Finally, we propose creating spaces to share concrete educational practices and experiences for adaptation and replication. We summarize key recommendations for the advancement of capacity building in migration and health.

Keywords: Capacity building; Higher education; Migrants; Perspectives.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Comment in

  • How to address migrant health inequity in Europe.
    The Lancet Regional Health-Europe. The Lancet Regional Health-Europe. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2024 May 28;41:100939. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.100939. eCollection 2024 Jun. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2024. PMID: 39120098 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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