Aybar Sultangaziev, Director of the “Partner Network” Association, discusses helping HIV-positive migrants from Kyrgyzstan. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of the civil society sector and its donators in Kyrgyzstan became clearly seen both in the attempts to control coronavirus and related limitations. The government also says that it supports civil society and freedom of
Dina Masalimova: The main idea is to refer Kyrgyz migrants to friendly organizations in Moscow for treatment
Dina Masalimova, a regional coordinator of Migrant Health project, told us about their attempt to create a continuous access to HIV-related services for Kyrgyz migrants in Russia. “Migrant Health, a model of HIV prevention for migrants from Central Asia in Moscow” is an original program which involves consulting both on migration-related and HIV-related topics. It
Zhenya Mayilyan: “We work so that HIV-positive people from Armenia could live decent lives.”
Zhenya Mayilyan, head of “Real Life, Real People” NGO, talks about problems of people from Armenia living with HIV in Russia Real Life, Real People is an organization which delivers the Global Foundation’s project on care and support for people living with HIV in Armenia. This includes legal and psychological support, peer counseling, and providing
TB and Migrant Health in Western Europe: the Third Joint Webinar of REG and TBEC
The Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health (REG) and TB Europe Coalition (TBEC) are coordinating a series of 3 webinars on TB and migrant health. The final webinar will be held on May, 21 (Friday) 12:00 – 13:30 CEST. The webinars addresses the barriers migrants face when accessing TB and healthcare services across the WHO Europe
Natalia Korzhova: “Community is a powerful thing. People help one another to the best of their abilities”.
During the coronavirus pandemic, many NGOs helped migrants to overcome the challenges that accompanied the pandemic. Natalia Korzhova, the founder of “Ty Ne Odin” (meaning You are not alone), a support center for prevention of social diseases in Voronezh, talks about effects of COVID-19 pandemic on NGO work and migration. – Who are the target