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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 Hundreds of undocumented HIV carriers in Israel receive inadequate treatment and outdated medications that sometimes cause...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...
Russia: The deportation of people living with HIV is outdated, bad for public health and economically ineffective
Source: Present Time/Настоящее Время

Russia: The deportation of people living with HIV is outdated, bad for public health and economically ineffective

18 March 2021
Automatic Google translation, for original article in Russian, please scroll down. Author: Ekaterina Ivaschenko Russia is one of 19 countries in the world where HIV is the basis for deportation. In practice, when migrants find out about their positive status, they...
Nepal: How critical HIV medicine reached a traveler stranded in Nepal during the pandemic
Source: UNAIDS

Nepal: How critical HIV medicine reached a traveler stranded in Nepal during the pandemic

15 March 2021
Wang Tang (not his real name) had never been to Nepal before, but at the end of March 2020 it was one of the few countries that had not closed its borders with China. Since he was desperate to get...
Jordan: Health professionals mandated to report individual’s HIV status to the government
Source: Human Rights Watch

Jordan: Health professionals mandated to report individual’s HIV status to the government

27 October 2020
Government Mandates Reporting HIV Status, Deports People Living with HIV In Jordan, medical professionals and health facilities are mandated to report an individual’s HIV status to the government. Foreign nationals found to be HIV-positive are summarily deported regardless of the consequences to their health and...
Jordan: Jordan's HIV deportation policy threatens lives
Source: Human Rights Watch

Jordan: Jordan's HIV deportation policy threatens lives

26 October 2020
Government Mandates Reporting HIV Status, Deports People Living with HIV. In Jordan, medical professionals and health facilities are mandated to report an individual’s HIV status to the government. Foreign nationals found to be HIV-positive are summarily deported regardless of the...
Northern Cyprus: Challenging discriminatory immigration laws against HIV-Positive foreign national
Source: Human Rights Pulse

Northern Cyprus: Challenging discriminatory immigration laws against HIV-Positive foreign national

24 July 2020
The CAP 105 Aliens and Immigration Law prohibits HIV positive foreign nationals from staying in Northern Cyprus. Human rights organisations in the country have called for the policy to be set aside, arguing that it is discriminatory and that it undermines human rights....
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