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France: Proposed immigration reform could leave thousands without vital treatment
Source: ObservAlgérie

France: Proposed immigration reform could leave thousands without vital treatment

8 February 2025
Translated with Google. Scroll down for original article in French. In France, while thousands of seriously ill foreigners benefit from this residence permit every year to access treatments unavailable in their country of origin, a bill brought by Les Républicains...
Increased risk of tuberculosis and HIV co-infection for migrants in the Uganda EU/EAA
Source: Queen Mary University of London

Increased risk of tuberculosis and HIV co-infection for migrants in the Uganda EU/EAA

17 December 2024
New research published today in the European Respiratory Journal found that adult migrants in the UK and EU/EEA fare worse on a range of TB outcomes than non-migrants in those countries. Researchers led by Dr Heinke Kunst, Reader in Respiratory...
Surveying ECDC report presents the results of survey on HIV prevention and barriers among migrants in the EU/EEA
Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC°

Surveying ECDC report presents the results of survey on HIV prevention and barriers among migrants in the EU/EEA

29 November 2024
This report presents the results of a survey among EU/EEA Member States in relation to the HIV epidemic among migrants and current national prevention interventions, policies and barriers to the public health response. Executive summary Background In 2023, migrants accounted...
France: New government wants to reform the law that gives free medical assistance for immigrants after three months
Source: Jurist

France: New government wants to reform the law that gives free medical assistance for immigrants after three months

7 October 2024
France’s newly appointed interior minister Bruno Retailleau signalled a rightward shift for French interior policy on Monday at his first public speech in office. Addressing police unions at the Cour de l’Hôtel de Beauvau, he vowed to end “illegal” migration...
European Union: Call to safeguard the right to asylum in Europe
Source: Jurist

European Union: Call to safeguard the right to asylum in Europe

9 July 2024
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International plus other NGOs signed a joint statement Monday urging the European Union (EU) and its member states to “safeguard the right to territorial asylum in Europe.” The statement refers to the EU Charter of...
Source: InfoMigrants

France: Foreign nationals with HIV in France face precarity and legislative hurdles

1 December 2023
Translated with Deepl.com – Scroll down for text in French While foreign nationals account for more than half of all HIV-positive patients in France, their access to healthcare is an obstacle course. And the Immigration Bill currently before the French...
France: Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Paris offers migrants free tests for STIs, hepatitis B and C and HIV
Source: info migrants

France: Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Paris offers migrants free tests for STIs, hepatitis B and C and HIV

15 December 2022
The Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Paris offers checks for sexually transmitted infections (STI) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis B and C and HIV. The service is free and open to all, including undocumented migrants without healthcare coverage in France. Herman,...