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Source: The Hills Times

Canada: Migrants face significant healthcare gaps despite universal coverage promises

1 August 2024
Janet Butler-McPhee, Anne-Rachelle Boulanger, and Nadia Fyfe Canada prides itself on being a welcoming country with a universal healthcare system — and is lauded for both around the world. But for people without citizenship, significant healthcare gaps exist and access...
Source: duvaR.englsh

Syria: Syrian trans woman's HIV status shared by media, leading to deportation and death

27 July 2024
A Syrian refugee trans woman, who was deported by Turkey after her HIV status was exposed on social media, was killed by the Free Syrian Army in collaboration with her family in Syria. Adana LGBTI+ Solidarity on July 27 announced...
Source: Mirage News

New Zealand's healthcare system difficult to navigate for migrant mothers

22 July 2024
Migrant mothers face a confusing and frustrating time when it comes to navigating New Zealand’s healthcare system, new research has found. But there are ways to make the process easier. The Asian population is the fastest growing ethnic group in...
Source: National Immigrant Justice Center

US: New report reveals dire conditions for LGBTQ and HIV-Positive asylum seekers in U.S. immigration detention facilities

18 July 2024
Asylum in the United States is a lifesaving necessity for LGBTQ and HIV-positive people. For decades, many have fled to the United States to seek refuge from persecution and torture. However, the United States subjects hundreds of thousands of people...
Source: The Body

Controversy around visa denials hits the International AIDS Society

18 July 2024
Controversy around visa denials has hit the International AIDS Society (IAS) as it plans for the start of the 2024 International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2024) in Munich, Germany. In the week before the July 22 opening session, numerous delegates from...
Source: bianet

Turkey: HIV-Positive Syrian refugee fights for access to treatment in Istanbul detention centre

16 July 2024
Ahmed Aaabo’s treatment has been disrupted by bureaucratic hurdles after his temporary protection status was removed, says his lawyer. Ahmed Aabo was only 10 years old when his family left him at the Turkish border in 2011, seeking a safer...
Source: Pulse 19

Russia: Immigrants deported for failing medical examination that includes HIV test

12 July 2024
Translated from Russian by IA – Scroll down for article in Russian In 2024, bailiffs of Khakassia expelled 74 foreign citizens from Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Belarus from the Russian Federation. According to the UFSSP of Khakassia, they mainly...
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: gTt

Migrants in Switzerland are in a situation of greater intersectional vulnerability to HIV

5 July 2024
The authors of a study advise that specific preventive interventions be carried out that take into account the needs of this population. Migrants in Europe are at much higher risk of acquiring HIV – and also developing AIDS – due...
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Australia: Migrant teacher with HIV caught in residency limbo despite job offers

30 June 2024
A migrant teacher denied permanent residency because he has been diagnosed with HIV says he has been barred by a discriminatory policy overseen by the government during a national skills crisis. Italian national Luca, who has chosen a pseudonym because...
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