Vulnerabilities of movement: cross-border mobility between India, Nepal and Bangladesh

This ODI Background Note explores the magnitude, causes and consequences of migration in South Asia including the social and behavioural mechanisms underlying the relationship between migration and HIV-related vulnerabilities.

The paper outlines the baseline research for the Enhancing Mobile Populations’ Access to HIV & AIDS Services Information and Support (EMPHASIS) project in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. The research, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, was conducted between November 2010 and March 2011 to understand what drives mobility, access to services for migrants at source and destination, and the risks and vulnerabilities associated with migration and HIV and AIDS.

Authors: Fiona Samuels, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, Sanju Wagle, Tahmina Sultana and Mirza Manbira Sultana

  • Countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal
  • Co-authors: ODI, Big Lottery Fund
  • Published: November 2011

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