Queen Mary, University of London is among a consortium of academic and research institutions from 12 European countries to launch a new online facility aimed at helping healthcare providers give adequate care to migrant and minority populations in Europe.

The MIGHEALTHNET aims to stimulate the development of "good practices" by providing professionals, policy makers, researchers, educators, and representatives of migrant and minority groups with easy access to a dynamically evolving body of knowledge, and a virtual network of expertise by setting up a Europe interactive wiki website

The UK wiki is available at mighealth/uk and contains information on migrant and minority populations, the state of health of migrants and minorities and their access and accessibility to health care services. "Good practices" developed to address the health care needs of migrants and minorities, as well as information on organizations dealing with migrant and minority health, are also presented. Specific migrant and minority groups that are covered include: African Migrants in the UK

Asian Migrants in the UK-including the Chinese, Indians and Pakistanis

Central American and African-Caribbean Migrants in the UK

European Migrants in the UK

Middle Eastern Migrants in the UK

North American Migrants in the UK (USA, Canada and Mexico)

South American Migrants in the UK

Pacific Countries Migrants in the UK- including Australians, New Zealanders and Samoans

Traveller communities

Refugees and asylum seekers

Undocumented migrants

Children and youth

Elderly migrants

For further information, please visit the project's website:

mighealth/uk (for the UK site)

mighealth./ (for the European site)

Bertine de Jongh
UK Mighealthnet wiki manager
Centre for Psychiatry
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine

Source: Nasir Warfa
Queen Mary, University of London