Results from a two-year multicountry study on the health consequences of trafficking in women and girls were recently made available electronically at the website of the London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine.The qualitative study, entitled The Health Risks and Consequences of Trafficking in Women and Adolescents: Findings from a European Study, was conducted by researchers from the London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine, La Strada Ukraine, Foundation Against Trafficking in Women (STV, Netherlands), the Department of Sociology at the University of Padua, the Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women (Thailand), the International Catholic Migration Committee (Albania) and the Child and Women Abuse Studies Unit of London Metropolitan University. The study was supported by the European Commission's Daphne Programme. Importantly, the report provides a human rights analysis of health and trafficking and sets out principles for promoting the health rights of trafficked women.
In connection with this report, please see the WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations For Interviewing Trafficked Women.