De La Salle University Publishing House (DLSUPH)
The Health Dimension of Asian Migration to Europe

Authors: Trinidad Osteria,
Daniela Carrillo,
Annavittoria Sarli
978-971-555-581-4
652 pages
| Table of Contents | |
| List of Abbreviations | |
| List of Figures | |
| List of Tables | |
| List of Photos | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Executive Summary | |
| I – INTRODUCTION | |
| Chapter 1 | Introduction |
| Background and Context | |
| The Family Reunification Law | |
| The Health of Migrants | |
| II – HEALTH SITUATION AND RESPONSE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, CHINA AND THE PHILIPPINES | |
| Chapter 2A | Southeast Asia and China: Demography and Socio-economic Features |
| Chapter 2B | China and the Philippines: Geography, Demography and Socio-economic Features |
| Chapter 2C | Southeast Asia – Disease and Mortality Patterns |
| Chapter 2D1 | China’s Health Situation |
| Chapter 2D2 | Philippine Health Situation |
| Chapter 2E1 | Health Policy of the World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office (WHO-WPRO) |
| Chapter 2E2 | Health Policy of the World Health Organization South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) |
| Chapter 2F1 | The Health Care System in China |
| Chapter 2F2 | The Health Care System in the Philippines |
| III – HEALTH SITUATION AND RESPONSE IN EUROPE, SPAIN AND ITALY | |
| Chapter 3A | Demographic, Illness and Mortality Patterns in Europe |
| Chapter 3B | Health Situation in Spain |
| Chapter 3C | Health Situation in Italy |
| Chapter 3D | The Health System in Europe: WHO Perspective |
| Chapter 3E | Health Policy Development and Disease Surveillance in Europe: European Commission and ECDC |
| Chapter 3F | Health Policy and Health Systems Under the Decentralised Modality in Spain |
| Chapter 3G | ealth Systems and Policy Under the Decentralised Modality in Italy |
| IV – ASIAN MIGRATION TO EUROPE | |
| Chapter 4 | Chinese and Filipino Migration to Europe |
| V – RESEARCH RESULTS | |
| Chapter 5 | The Research |
| Chapter 5A | Assessment of Policy Prescriptions on Migrants’ Health Concerns Based on Regional Statements |
| Chapter 5B | Migrants’ Morbidity Patterns, Health Seeking Behaviour and Attitude Towards the Health System: Compilation of Studies |
| Chapter 5C | Survey Results |
| VII – ANNEXES | |
| Annex 1 | EU Level Consultation on Migration Health (International Organization for Migration, 2009) |
| Annex 2 | Difference between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine |
| Annex 3 | Essential Principles, Theories and Concept in Chinese Medicine |

