On December 17th, the Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health hosted a roundtable Migration and HIV in EECA region that took place on the eve of International Migrants Day. The event was held in Moscow and broadcast via zoom. The purpose of the Roundtable was to facilitate an expert discussion of the most challenging issues
On December 16, the First Meeting of REG’s Advisory Board was held in Moscow. The Advisory Board includes Dr. Naira Sargsyan, Strategic Information Adviser, UNAIDS, Senior Public Health expert with more than 25 years of experience in the fields of HIV/AIDS, Dr. Anastasia Pokrovskaya, M.D. Ph. D, an infectious disease physician, senior researcher, head of
A new article appeared in “Afisha” magazine in the framework of the Informational campaign #HealthWithoutBorders. The article reveals problems that face migrant women when being diagnosed with HIV in Russia. We thank our partner, Tajik Network of Women (TNW) Living with HIV/AIDS, NGO TNWplus/, for their help in preparing the material. “I didn’t like how people treat migrant, when diagnosed
On the eve of the World AIDS Day on December 1, representatives of the Regional Experts Group on Migration and Health Daniel Kashnitsky and Kirill Barsky participated in the Radio Liberty’s podcast «A Man has the right”. The radio program was devoted to AIDS issues: “HIV in Russia: Unnamed epidemic of a shameful disease”. Among