Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
Volume 28, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 703-705

Injury and Mortality in Young Nepalese Migrant Workers: A Call for Public Health Action (Article)

Aryal N.* , Regmi P.R. , Van Teijlingen E. , Simkhada P. , Adhikary P. , Bhatta Y.K.D. , Mann S.
  • a Department of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand
  • b Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, Chitwan Medical College, Tribhuvan University, Chitwan, Nepal
  • c Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nobel College, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • d Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nobel College, Pokhara University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • e Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
  • f Norvic International Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • g Department of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand

Abstract

Approximately 3.5 million Nepalese are working as migrant workers in the Gulf countries, Malaysia, and India. Every year there are more than 1000 deaths and many hundreds cases of injuries among Nepalese workers in these countries excluding India. A postmortem examination of migrant workers is not carried out in most of these countries, and those with work-related injuries are often sent back to home. Uninsured migrant workers also do not have easy access to health care services in host countries due to the high medical and hospital fees. Greater efforts are needed to protect the health and well-being, labor rights, and human rights of migrant workers from Nepal and other South-Asian nations. There is a need to enforce universal labor laws in these countries and to develop accurate records of mortality and morbidity and their causes. © 2016 Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health.

Author Keywords

Global health population health work place safety health care services inequalities in health

Index Keywords

medically uninsured India human statistics and numerical data ethnology human rights Young Adult Humans Occupational Injuries Malaysia legislation and jurisprudence migration Transients and Migrants Nepal employment mortality Health Services Accessibility public health health care delivery
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85003823238&doi=10.1177%2f1010539516668628&partnerID=40&md5=73c3f8c801a995552d07c0298d2ca587
DOI: 10.1177/1010539516668628
ISSN: 10105395
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English