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UK: A guide for migrants on how to access the National Health Service (NHS)
Source: aidsmap - Bakita Kasadha

UK: A guide for migrants on how to access the National Health Service (NHS)

18 January 2024
Key points Refugees, current asylum seekers and those who have paid the Immigration Health Surcharge are entitled to free NHS health care. Some types of treatment are free to all people in the UK, including GP services and HIV prevention,...
Botswana: Following free ARV programme for non-citizens, adverse birth outcomes improve
Source: https://www.aidsmap.com/news/dec-2023/free-antiretroviral-therapy-non-citizens-botswana-further-step-towards-elimination

Botswana: Following free ARV programme for non-citizens, adverse birth outcomes improve

21 December 2023
Following the expansion of antiretroviral therapy to migrants and non-citizens in Botswana, gaps have narrowed in the uptake of antenatal care and antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy between citizens and non-citizens living with HIV. Disparities in adverse birth outcomes were no...
UK: The hostile environment policies have a devastating impact on migrant access to healthcare
Source: The Herald - Dr Masimba Mavaza

UK: The hostile environment policies have a devastating impact on migrant access to healthcare

9 December 2023
As the world celebrated the World AIDS Day on December it is imperative to look at how Zimbabweans are living with disease in the UK and Diaspora at large. In the United Kingdom, many Zimbabweans are being left behind in...
US: Find out where to go for free, or low-cost, HIV services, regardless of immigration status
Source: Documented

US: Find out where to go for free, or low-cost, HIV services, regardless of immigration status

2 December 2023
In New York, care for HIV and AIDS is free or low-cost for anyone, regardless of immigration status. In New York, care for HIV and AIDS is free or low-cost for anyone, regardless of immigration status. People from the age 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...
Iraq: Majority of Kurdistan’s new HIV cases are foreigners, now facing deportation
Source: Shafaq News

Iraq: Majority of Kurdistan’s new HIV cases are foreigners, now facing deportation

1 December 2023
Shafaq News / The Ministry of Health of the Kurdistan Region (KRI) announced on Friday the registration of 72 new cases of HIV/AIDS, confirming that the majority of them are from outside the Region. In a statement released on the...
Source: Info Migrants

Italy: Resident foreigners to be charged €2,000 to use the national health service as part of the 2024 budget

17 October 2023
The Italian government will charge foreigners who live in Italy a €2,000 fee to use the national health service. The costs will be adopted as part of the 2024 budget. There will be an unspecified discount for those with legal...
South Africa: Fear of deportation forces HIV-positive migrants in South Africa to seek illegal drug supply
Source: The Telegraph

South Africa: Fear of deportation forces HIV-positive migrants in South Africa to seek illegal drug supply

26 July 2023
Antiretroviral drugs are free in South Africa – but thousands of undocumented HIV-positive migrants dare not seek them out. The decision to leave Malawi was an easy one for McLean Nyirenda. He could either languish in poverty at home, as...
Canada: Advocates call for end to Canada's discriminatory HIV partner notification policy
Source: HALCO, HIV Legal Network, and COCQ-SIDA

Canada: Advocates call for end to Canada's discriminatory HIV partner notification policy

21 June 2023
This statement can be attributed to HALCO, the HIV Legal Network, and COCQ-SIDA. June 21, 2023 – The HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO), HIV Legal Network, and La Coalition des organismes communautaires québécois de lutte contre le sida...
South Africa: South Africa needs a healthcare system that is migration-aware and recognises mobility
Source: The Conversation

South Africa: South Africa needs a healthcare system that is migration-aware and recognises mobility

12 June 2023
Around 8.45 million people in South Africa live with HIV – an estimated 13.9% of the population. Of South African women aged 15-49, approximately 24% are HIV positive. The roll-out of services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV has been...
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