Promoting occupational safety and health through binational partnerships as part of the Comprehensive Strategy on Migrant Health

It is estimated that 56% of the Mexican migrant population abroad (12 million in toto, 95% in the US, most of them undocumented) lacks any form of health coverage. Mexico’s ‘Comprehensive Health Care Strategy for Migrants’ aims to promote health care access for Mexicans living outside the country, provide information to migrants and facilitate a coordinated government response. The Strategy employs several initiatives towards this end, including the Ventanillas de Salud, or "Health Windows" (information kiosks in Mexican Consulates in the U.S.), and other programs. The Secretariat of Health of Mexico collaborates with IME and NIOSH to promote occupational safety and health among Mexican migrants in the U.S. through the Health Windows program.