Second joint webinar by TB Europe Coalition and Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health Tuesday 20th April 2021, 14:00 – 15:30 CEST Currently the EU and EEA are home to over 10% of the worlds refugee population. The main drivers of this migration to the EU are conflict, political and/or economic instability, and climate
How much does it cost to treat HIV-positive migrants in Russia? Among the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), Russia remains the most common destination for migrants, especially labor migrants. Citizens of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine, and other ex-Soviet countries come to Russia in search of jobs and better quality of life.
I hope that by telling you about my journey with TB during the last chaotic year. One can understand how difficult it is to deal with not only the disease itself, but how difficult it is to even find out what it is that’s making you feel tired and sick all the time. It took
Head of Central Asian Association of People Living with HIV talks about everyday difficulties HIV-positive migrants face. Nurali Amanjolov knows everything about life obstacles of HIV-positive people in Central Asia. He comes from Temirtau, which has a high HIV prevalence rate. In his hometown, Nurali was the head of a civic foundation named Shapagat. In
Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health is pleased to inform about the appointment of national representatives in nine countries of the EECA region – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. We are welcoming: Zhenya Mayilyan, President, Real World, Real People NGO, Armenia Parvana Valiyeva, Executive director, Saglamliga Khidmat Public Union,
I was born in the south of Kyrgyzstan, in the oil field workers’ town of Kochkor-Ata, we have quite a large oil field there. My mother raised me and my two sisters; my father passed away when I was five. After school, I went to Bishkek and enrolled in the Faculty of International Relations at
Kazakhstan is the only CIS country where tuberculosis diagnostics and treatments are available for everyone free of charge. The government provides treatment, while non-governmental organizations provide assistance to patients. Natalia Zholnerova, the head of Amelia Civic Organization, talks about joint attempts of the government and NGOs to fight tuberculosis in Kazakhstan. Migrants from Central Asia
I am from Severodonetsk – this town is known for its nitrogen chemical plant. My parents worked there. As for me, I decided to follow my own path and after graduating from school I studied to be a plasterer. It was really interesting for me, but I never wanted to be a pilot or an
I now live in Poland and do not even want to remember what happened to me several years ago. I am from Kirovohrad, in Ukraine, and I am my parents’ only child. Following my father’s advice, I entered a medical college and became a paramedic. Then I worked as a school nurse and I liked
A study by Ekaterina Demintseva and Daniel Kashnitsky has discovered the reasons of “Kyrgyz clinics” appeal among migrants in Russia. When migrants seek medical care, they usually choose a clinic and a doctor based on friends’ and acquaintances’ recommendations. This is the rationale and the impetus for the emergence and success of the so-called ‘Kyrgyz