3rd Conference of Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health in Europe May 26, 2010

On behalf of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), the International and Local Organizing Committee, the Scientific Committee, and the University of Pécs Medical School we have the honour to invite you to the 3rd Conference of Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health in Europe, in Pécs, Hungary on 27-29 May 2010.

In our globalized world migration is a multifaceted and complex issue, which nowadays concerns every country in the World. An estimated more than 200 million people are living outside their country of origin. Europe as one of the most preferred target areas for migrants – economically benefits from this. On the other hand, Europe is struggling with the responsibility for providing conditions necessary for facilitating their integration and preventing possible societal and political side effects. Health (care)/ public health aspects should be considered as priority issues.

At the same time ethnic minorities living in Europe are frequently facing similar problems. That is why the EUPHA initiative on launching a regular, European level forum for bringing together researchers, academics, health and social care professionals and policy makers at EU and country level, is meant to enrich its 3rd Conference with aspects of ethnic minority health. We hope that the Conference will contribute to developing a shared view on values and principles, health needs and adequate responses.

We hope that the city of Pécs, European Cultural Capital in 2010 and its slogan: ‘City without borders’ will provide an inspiring and magnificent atmosphere for it.

Main topics of the Conference

• Migration and Health Needs (infectious and chronic diseases)


• Migration and the Health Care System


• Migrants, Ethnic Minorities and Health Rights


• Migrants, Ethnic Minorities and Social Inequality (especially vulnerable groups)


• Health of Non-Migrant Ethnic Minorities


• Research Methodology in Migrant and Ethnic Minority Populations


• Migration, Disaster and Military Medicine


• Migrants, ethnic minorities and health of rural communities in Europe (Joint section meeting of the European Association for Community Health

Planned joint workshops (until now)

1/ Ethnic minorities (preliminary title): Is the health care system in Europe well prepared to handle the special health needs of ethnic minorities?

2/ Health research (preliminary title): Conflict of interests: availability of migrant and ethnic minorities specific health data versus data & human rights protection

3/ Affiliated meeting of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on Mobility, Migration and Access to Health Care (to be finally confirmed)

4/ Health aspects and cultural sensitivity in the training of helpers

Keynote speakers

Zsuzsanna Jakab, director ECDC (director elected for WHO EURO)

Andrzej Rys, director DG SANCO Public Health

Martin McKee, LSHTM

Master lectures (presenters to be named)

Youth mental health/ second and third generation migrants

Imported tropical diseases

Undocumented migrants: Research methods or Human rights

Cultural sensitive health care system

Conference information provided by konferenciakalauz.hu

Official Website: http://www.mighealth2010.net/