Evidence Based Advocacy

Health Equity Initiatives has initiated a number of research projects to monitor the right to health of the communities the organization works with. These activities are done to ensure that the organization’s advocacy is evidence-based.

To date, HEI has conducted the following research:

• Survey on access to health care among refugees and asylum seekers from Myanmar
• Needs appraisal of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia
• Sexual health knowledge needs of adolescent refugees in Malaysia (with the Tulane School of Public Health)
• Barriers to adherence for tuberculosis treatment faced by refugees in Malaysia (with the Tulane School of Public Health)
• Assessment of the psychological situation of Afghan refugee children (with the Tulane School of Public Health)
• Mental health problems of refugees and asylum seekers from Myanmar who have experienced forced labor and human trafficking

You can find our publications here.

• The Consultation Proceedings Report to the National Consultation on the Health Dimensions of Human Trafficking and Forced Labor: The Malaysian Experience and Response
• The Short Report on the Follow-Up Meeting to the National Consultation on the Health Dimensions of Human Trafficking and Forced Labor: The Malaysian Experience and Response
• Stop the arrest and detention of asylum seeking women accessing maternal health care
• World Refugee Day
• Concerns over immigration related developments that jeopardize the security of refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia
• 6P Programme Redress Woes of Refugees
• Letter for the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Australia on the Refugee Swap Deal
• Baby Dumping: Allow for Termination of Pregnancy