Impacts of Covid-19 on migrant health workers: a review of evidence and implications for health care provision

Catherine Vaillancourt-Laflamme; Jane Pillinger; Nicola Yeates; Genevieve Gencianos; Gihan Ismail; Nashwa Ismail; Carlos Montoro

doi:10.21954/ou.ro.00014b4d

Impacts of Covid-19 on migrant health workers: a review of evidence and implications for health care provision

Catherine Vaillancourt-Laflamme
, Jane Pillinger
, Nicola Yeates
, Genevieve Gencianos
, Gihan Ismail
, Nashwa Ismail
, Carlos Montoro

Department of Education

Open University
International Labour Organization
International Public Services
London School of Economics
Durham University

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Abstract

Migrant workers have been at high risk of contracting Covid-19 and experiencing adverse outcomes from it. This paper reviews research evidence from academic and grey literatures as regards how the pandemic has impacted on migrant health workers. Five principal factors stand out as exacerbating the risks to such workers: health workforce shortages; decent work deficits, including lack of social protection; discrimination, violence and harassment; absence of social dialogue, and changing patterns of international recruitment. These factors are interlocking and have highly consequential implications not only for the rights and welfare of those workers but also for the provision of universal health care and realising rights-based, people-centered sustainable development for all countries.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Milton Keynes
Publisher	Open University
Commissioning body	UK Research and Innovation Fund
Number of pages	39
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.00014b4d
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2022

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Name	Migrant health worker deaths during Covid-19: a methodological exploration and initial estimates
Publisher	Open University

Name	) Policy responses to address risks of harm to migrant health care workers in times of Covid-19
Publisher	Open University

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Vaillancourt-Laflamme, C., Pillinger, J., Yeates, N., Gencianos, G., Ismail, G., Ismail, N., & Montoro, C. (2022). Impacts of Covid-19 on migrant health workers: a review of evidence and implications for health care provision. (Migrant health worker deaths during Covid-19: a methodological exploration and initial estimates), () Policy responses to address risks of harm to migrant health care workers in times of Covid-19). Open University. https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.00014b4d

Impacts of Covid-19 on migrant health workers: a review of evidence and implications for health care provision. / Vaillancourt-Laflamme, Catherine; Pillinger, Jane; Yeates, Nicola et al.
Milton Keynes: Open University, 2022. 39 p. (Migrant health worker deaths during Covid-19: a methodological exploration and initial estimates), () Policy responses to address risks of harm to migrant health care workers in times of Covid-19).

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Vaillancourt-Laflamme, C, Pillinger, J, Yeates, N, Gencianos, G, Ismail, G, Ismail, N & Montoro, C 2022, Impacts of Covid-19 on migrant health workers: a review of evidence and implications for health care provision. Migrant health worker deaths during Covid-19: a methodological exploration and initial estimates, ) Policy responses to address risks of harm to migrant health care workers in times of Covid-19, Open University, Milton Keynes. https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.00014b4d

Vaillancourt-Laflamme C, Pillinger J, Yeates N, Gencianos G, Ismail G, Ismail N et al. Impacts of Covid-19 on migrant health workers: a review of evidence and implications for health care provision. Milton Keynes: Open University, 2022. 39 p. (Migrant health worker deaths during Covid-19: a methodological exploration and initial estimates). () Policy responses to address risks of harm to migrant health care workers in times of Covid-19). doi: 10.21954/ou.ro.00014b4d

Vaillancourt-Laflamme, Catherine ; Pillinger, Jane ; Yeates, Nicola et al. / Impacts of Covid-19 on migrant health workers: a review of evidence and implications for health care provision. Milton Keynes : Open University, 2022. 39 p. (Migrant health worker deaths during Covid-19: a methodological exploration and initial estimates). () Policy responses to address risks of harm to migrant health care workers in times of Covid-19).

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