I come from a big Turkmen family, and I am the youngest son, the 8th. When I was 4 months old, my father died. My mother was a schoolteacher in Ashkhabad, and it was very hard on her. She sent me to leave with my grandmother where I stayed until my 7th schoolyear. I finished
On 18-19 June, 2021 a Strategic Planning meeting of the Regional Expert Group was held. The event gathered members of the Executive committee, Advisory Board as well close external partners – researchers, and representatives of NGO and government organizations: Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Russia, Russian Federal Service on Surveillance for Consumer Rights and
On June 8, the UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS was opened. On the eve of the official opening, on June 7, a session “Addressing HIV among people on the move in times of COVID-19” was held.
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, 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, 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
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
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
The Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health in EECA will hold a Presentation of Two Operational Studies. The event will be held on May, 14 (Friday) 2021 from 14:00 to 15:30 (Moscow time) and will be broadcasted online via Zoom. To participate, please fill in a registration form The purpose of the meeting is
Oleg Eryomin, Executive Director of BelSet AntiSPID (which stands for Belarus Anti-AIDS Chain), an association of non-commercial anti-HIV/AIDS organizations, talks about supporting people with HIV and tuberculosis. From 2001 to 2006, the chain functioned as a non-registered association of non-governmental organizations, and in 2007 it obtained registration needed to operately legitimately in Belarus. BelSet AntiSPID