title: A desk review on institutional and non-institutional organizations active in the field of migrant's health in the WHO European Region.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Migrants have problematic access to health-care; non-institutional organizations (NGOs), as well as institutional bodies may play a role in facilitating their access to mainstream health care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our research reviews actions that address the need of migrants in terms of health care in order to understand how, where, and who participates in this effort.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were from desk or web research, declaration from organisations and their websites, information from WHO Country Offices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  154 NGOs were identified in the WHO European Region. 58% were direct health care providers while the remaining provided either mediation services or were part of a network organization. 173 national institutes (GOVs) were found; less than the 20% were directly or indirectly involved in health care, whereas the majority were involved in research, policy development, international relations and human rights.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Some gaps, a certain fragmentation and lack of coordination were identified. WHO can play an overarching role in the exchange of expertise and harmonisation of the efforts in this field.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive, Parassitarie ed Immunomediate, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Loredana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ingrosso
authors.affiliation: European Office for Investment for Health and Development, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: European Office for Investment for Health and Development, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Jamila
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sherally
authors.affiliation: European Office for Investment for Health and Development, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dembech
authors.affiliation: European Office for Investment for Health and Development, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barragan Montes
authors.affiliation: European Office for Investment for Health and Development, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sa Machado
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Migration Health and Development, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Annunziata
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive, Parassitarie ed Immunomediate, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rezza
authors.affiliation: European Office for Investment for Health and Development, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Venice, Italy.
authors.forename: Santino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Severoni
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005060:Europe; D006077:Government Agencies; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D009938:Organizations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*