Adopting an ethical approach to migration health policy, practice and research

Migration health is affected by decision making at levels ranging from global to local, both within and beyond the sector. These decisions impact seeking, entitlements, service delivery, policy knowledge production on migration health. It key that ethical challenges faced makers are recognised addressed in research data, clinical practice An approach can provide methods identify issues, frameworks for systematising information suggesting ethically acceptable solutions, guidance procedural concerns legitimate processes. By unpacking dilemmas, conflicts of interests values stake, an relevant all who make about practice. Adopting benefits governments, organisations, makers, workers, data managers, researchers migrants themselves. First, it highlights inherent normative questions trade-offs stake Second, assists deciding what justifiable thing do through ‘all things considered’ approach. Third, technical set practical standards facing – ‘bedside rationing’ collection big or ensure migrants’ considered. Fourth, there a need greater transparency accountability making, as well meaningful participation migrant groups. connects public health, economic human rights arguments urgent mainstream national responses.