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The Italian Minister for International Cooperation and Integration, Andrea Riccardi, visited the NIHMP

On May 23rd 2012, the Italian Minister for International Cooperation and Integration, Andrea Riccardi, visited the National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (NIHMP) in Rome. The NIHMP Director-General, Concetta Mirisola, and the other NIHMP directors received Minister Riccardi in the Anatomical Theatre of the Institute, which in 1854 was the... Read more

The Italian Minister of Health Renato Balduzzi visits the NIHMP

“The NIHMP uses a holistic approach to deal with fragility and immigration. In this sector, it has become a referral point for the social and health care services at the national level. Furthermore, on the basis of the activities carried on in the island Lampedusa in 2011, it is involved... Read more

The Italian Minister of Health, Renato Balduzzi, participated in the NIHMP Christmas lunch with the homeless

On December 20, 2011, the Italian Minister of Health, Renato Balduzzi, the Bishop of Terni, Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia, and the NIHMP Director General, Concetta Mirisola, shared a Christmas lunch with the homeless at the National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (NIHMP). Since many years, the NIHMP is committed with... Read more

Transcultural intervention guidelines for basic health and mother and child assistance

The training course organised by the NIHMP in the framework of the project “Transcultural intervention guidelines for basic health and mother and child assistance” was held on 13 and 14 December  2011 in Lamezia Terme (CZ), at the “Giovanni Paolo II” hospital. THE PROJECT The general objective of the project... Read more

Impoverishment and Poverty. Life experiences and services in Rome and Turin

Data on impoverishment and poverty are important for describing a situation, but they are more and more perceived as a partial interpretation of that social, psychological, political, cultural and economic precariousness that causes vulnerability.In this publication, service operators looked for what is behind indexes and thresholds and which everyday experiences... Read more

Diritto all’acqua, diritto alla vita (Right to Water, Right to Life)

Diritto all’acqua, diritto alla vita (Right to Water, Right to Life) Edited by Aldo Morrone - GSE Edizioni(Publication in Italian) Excerpt from the introduction by Aldo Morrone (...) strange enough, water is the most common natural element on the Earth but it is so exploited for strategic, economic and power... Read more

Seminar on "Violence against women as an attempt on life: let’s break the silence!"

The seminar on Violence against women as an attempt on life: let’s break the silence! Was held on May 26th 2012 at the NIHMP Conference Hall. Long years of violence causing millions of victims, strong political tensions, frauds, abuses and electoral irregularities transformed the Democratic Republic of Congo in a... Read more

Pan-European Conference on the Integration of Immigrants "Good practices in the sectors of Health, Welfare and Social Security"

The Pan-European Conference on the Integration of Immigrants "Good practices in the sectors of Health, Welfare and Social Security", was held on 27-28 June 2011, in Athens. The event was financed by the European Fund for the Integration of Third Country Nationals – GREECE, through the Greek Ministry of Interior,... Read more