[HTML][HTML] Globalization of leptospirosis through travel and migration

M Bandara, M Ananda, K Wickramage, E Berger… - Globalization and …, 2014 - Springer
Leptospirosis remains the most widespread zoonotic disease in the world, commonly found
in tropical or temperate climates. While previous studies have offered insight into intra …

[HTML][HTML] Conflict, forced displacement and health in Sri Lanka: a review of the research landscape

C Siriwardhana, K Wickramage - Conflict and health, 2014 - Springer
Sri Lanka has recently emerged from nearly three decades of protracted conflict, which
came to an end five years ago in 2009. A number of researchers have explored the …

International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection

SC Maioli, J Bhabha, K Wickramage… - The Lancet Child & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The global population of unaccompanied minors—children and adolescents younger than
18 years who migrate without their legal guardians—is increasing. However, as data are not …

[HTML][HTML] Migration and health: a global public health research priority

K Wickramage, J Vearey, AB Zwi, C Robinson… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background With 244 million international migrants, and significantly more people moving
within their country of birth, there is an urgent need to engage with migration at all levels in …

[HTML][HTML] Bibliometric analysis of global migration health research in peer-reviewed literature (2000–2016)

WM Sweileh, K Wickramage, K Pottie, C Hui… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background The health of migrants has become an important issue in global health and
foreign policy. Assessing the current status of research activity and identifying gaps in global …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants

K Wickramage, C Siriwardhana, P Vidanapathirana… - BMC psychiatry, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background One-in-ten Sri Lankans are employed abroad as International Labor
Migrants (ILM), mainly as domestic maids or low-skilled laborers. Little is known about the …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting COVID-19 interventions towards migrants in humanitarian settings

S Hargreaves, D Zenner, K Wickramage… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Millions of refugees and migrants reside in countries devastated by protracted conflicts with
weakened health systems, and in countries where they are forced to live in substandard …

[HTML][HTML] Missing: where are the migrants in pandemic influenza preparedness plans?

K Wickramage, LO Gostin, E Friedman… - Health and human …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Influenza pandemics are perennial global health security threats, with novel
and seasonal influenza affecting a large proportion of the world's population, causing …

A global research agenda on migration, mobility, and health

J Hanefeld, J Vearey, N Lunt, S Bell, K Blanchet… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
With 1 billion people on the move globally—more than 244 million of whom have crossed
international borders1—and a recognised need to strengthen efforts towards universal …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal mortality revisited: the application of the new ICD-MM classification system in reference to maternal deaths in Sri Lanka

S Agampodi, K Wickramage, T Agampodi… - Reproductive health, 2014 - Springer
Background The recently published WHO guidelines on applications of ICD-10 to deaths
during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (ICD-MM) aimed at enabling a …