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Russia: Laws that restrict migrants with HIV and deny them medical care increases the burden on the health care system
Source: Life4me

Russia: Laws that restrict migrants with HIV and deny them medical care increases the burden on the health care system

13 January 2022
Automated translation via Deepl.com. For original article in Russian, please scroll down. Laws that restrict the stay of foreign nationals with HIV, as well as the denial of free medical care, may be one of the causes of a hidden...
Russia: Medical documents showing negative HIV status and no drug addiction required for stays over 90 days
Source: TASS

Russia: Medical documents showing negative HIV status and no drug addiction required for stays over 90 days

22 November 2021
Automated translation – For original article in Russian, please scroll down MOSCOW, November 19. / TASS /. Labor migrants and foreign citizens who have arrived in Russia for a period of more than 90 days may be obliged to provide the Ministry...
New Zealand: HIV no longer blocks residency in New Zealand, but mandatory testing stays
Source: Newsroom

New Zealand: HIV no longer blocks residency in New Zealand, but mandatory testing stays

21 October 2021
HIV is no longer considered a high cost condition following a policy review by the Immigration Minister. However, NZ is still among just 18 countries that will require migrants to get an HIV test for a visa or residence. HIV infection has been...
Russia: Law prohibiting migrants living with HIV from staying in the country does not just legalise discrimination, it also endangers their lives
Source: Takikh Dela/«Таких Дел»

Russia: Law prohibiting migrants living with HIV from staying in the country does not just legalise discrimination, it also endangers their lives

21 July 2021
Automated Google translation – For original article in Russian, please scroll down Russia still has a law prohibiting HIV-infected migrants from staying in the country. This norm does not just legalise discrimination – it puts people in mortal danger who...
Russia: Migrants workers to undergo HIV testing every 3 months
Source: Kloop

Russia: Migrants workers to undergo HIV testing every 3 months

5 July 2021
Automatic google translation – For original article in Russian, please scroll down On July 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal law on state fingerprint registration of visa-free foreign citizens in Russia. According to the law, visa-free foreigners will now have...
Russia: Migrants are forming a "hidden epidemic" because they are afraid to seek help
Source: Life4me +

Russia: Migrants are forming a "hidden epidemic" because they are afraid to seek help

18 June 2021
Automated translation – For article in Russian, please scroll down. Russia is one of 19 countries that deport migrants living with HIV. Migrants, in turn, prefer not to return to their homeland and remain in the country illegally. For fear of being...
Israel: Undocumented migrants living with HIV receive drugs no longer administered to Israelis
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...
Russia: Bill proposing to abolish mandatory deportation of foreigners with HIV submitted for review
Source: Kommersant

Russia: Bill proposing to abolish mandatory deportation of foreigners with HIV submitted for review

22 April 2021
Translated from Russian via Deepl.com. For original article, please scroll down. Fedot Tumusov, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Health Committee, has sent for review to the Russian Government a draft law proposing to abolish mandatory deportation of foreigners...
Russia: Deporting migrants with HIV from Russia is not only inhumane but also economically unprofitable
Source: Kommersant/Коммерсантъ

Russia: Deporting migrants with HIV from Russia is not only inhumane but also economically unprofitable

8 April 2021
Automated translation via Deepl.com – For original article in Russian, please scroll down. Representatives of the Regional Expert Group on the Health of Migrants in the EECA region called the current practice of deporting migrants with HIV in Russia not...
Andorra: People refused entry to the country for a variety of health reasons, including HIV
Source: La Sexta

Andorra: People refused entry to the country for a variety of health reasons, including HIV

23 March 2021
Translated from Spanish via Deepl.com; Scroll down for the original article in Spanish. Ricardo Villanueva, a doctor who worked for three years in a hospital in Andorra, has filed a complaint against the government of the Principality. The doctor claims...
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