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Source: Haaretz

Israel: Undocumented migrants living with HIV receive drugs no longer administered to Israelis

7 June 2021
Those treated by the Health Ministry program speak of severe side effects, and doctors note drugs they receive are no longer administered to Israelis. Hundreds of undocumented HIV carriers in Israel receive inadequate treatment and outdated medications that sometimes cause...
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Source: The Jerusalem Post

Israel: Expulsion threatens lives of HIV-positive Eritrean and Sudanese migrants receiving treatment in Israel

21 February 2018
The Health Ministry is currently treating 184 Eritrean and Sudanese migrants for HIV. The Israel AIDS Task Force is imploring the government to allow Eritrean and Sudanese migrants with HIV to remain in treatment in Israel amid the pending April...
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