Resources
A searchable online library of policy and advocacy documents about travelling or relocating with HIV.
Health, Hope and Home? The possibilities and constraints of voluntary return for African rejected asylum seekers and irregular migrants living with HIV in the Netherlands
This report deals with the issue of voluntary return of HIV-positive Africans in the Netherlands, who have been rejected for asylum or are staying in the country as irregular migrants.
Trends in new HIV diagnoses and factors contributing to late diagnosis among migrant populations in EU/EEA countries, 2014 to 2023
Migrants are a diverse group, with various drivers of migration and various HIV risk factors. As the HIV epidemic evolves, public health strategies must adapt to shifting epidemiological trends, refining approaches to prevention, testing, and treatment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals set for 2030. To guide these programmes, this study aimed to assess trends in new HIV diagnoses among migrants in EU/EEA countries from 2014 to 2023, focusing on sociodemographic factors associated with late diagnosis.
HIV and migrants in the EU/EEA Monitoring the implementation of the Dublin Declaration on partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia: 2024 progress report (2023 data)
This report presents the results of a survey among EU/EEA Member States in relation to the HIV epidemic among migrants and current national prevention interventions, policies and barriers to the public health response.
Barriers and enablers that influence the uptake of HIV testing among heterosexual migrants in the Netherlands
This study examined barriers and facilitators influencing the use of HIV testing services among heterosexual migrants in the Netherlands. The research involved qualitative interviews with 12 migrants from low- and middle-income countries and key informants from the health sector, along with a focus group. The study concluded that low HIV testing uptake among migrants was influenced by limited access to services, lack of information, and low perceived risk. Improvements in service accessibility and communication could enhance testing rates among this group.
Factsheet – Introduction to Dutch Healthcare and Insurance System
English language fact sheet how healthcare is regulated in the Netherlands and how to make use of it.
National Asylum Developments Database
Presents legislative, institutional and policy developments related to asylum since 2018. Searches can be narrowed down by: Country; Year; Type of development: legislative, institutional or policy Thematic area: access to procedure, access to information, legal assistance and representation, interpretation services, special procedures, procedures at first instance, reception of applicants for international protection, detention, procedures at second instance, country of origin information, statelessness in the asylum context, content of protection, return of former applicants, resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes. Details on each development and further analysis can be consulted in the Asylum Report series. There is also a database of "Country of Origin Information" with comprehensive information on health system.
HIV and Migrants – Monitoring implementation of the Dublin Declaration on partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia: 2022 progress report
In 2022, a ECDC survey was used to collect data to monitor the implementation of the 2004 Dublin Declaration. The survey contained specific questions in relation to the HIV epidemic among migrants, in addition to questions relating to the current national prevention interventions, policies and barriers to the public health response. This report presents the results of the survey.
