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On December 09, 2024 the Regional Expert Group on Migrant Health together with non governmantal organization Real World.Real People held a roundable, named “Migrants’ Health in Armenia: Enhancing Access to HIV Services for Armenian Citizens Living Abroad and Foreign Migrants in Armenia”.   During this meeting, findings from a recent study estimating the number of

On December 17th from 10:00 till 11:30 on the Eve of International Migrants Day, the Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health will host an online meeting on the eve of the International Migrants Day “Development of migrant communities in European countries in the context of health of key populations” The meeting will present the

REG is pleased to share a new WHO course developed for health workers providing services to migrants and refugees.  This training course helps health workers deliver culturally responsive health services to refugees and migrants and addresses their specific health needs.   The course is in English, lasts 6 hours and is provided free of charge.

Innovations and Adaptation of Global Fund Grants to Migration Realities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia On September 19-20, 2024 a Global Fund’s event took place in Samarkand, called “Regional Working meeting on Pandemic Preparedness, Migration and Health: Innovations and Adaptation of Global Fund Grants to Migration Realities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”. The

On October 29, 2024 REG will hold a presentation of its latest Study “Estimatiing the size of key populations among Ukrainian refugees in the six receiving counties: Poland, Germany, Slovakia, Hungry, Romania, Moldova”.  The presentation will take place in Zoom 11:00 – 12:30 CET. Working language: ENGLISH The Study team will present a developed methodology

On September 23-25, 2024, the REG held a meeting in Georgia with organizations providing health assistance to migrants from the EECA region.   17 NGOs from 11 countries of the EECA region and the EU gathered at the meeting, signed a memorandum and united into the Partnership Migrants Health for the EECA region. Organizations working

The study aims to assess the number of people living with HIV and KP among refugees from Ukraine residing in six European countries (Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia and Romania) and to identify their needs and barriers in accessing HIV and related services. The study is intended to provide insights into challenges faced by refugees

The Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health (REG) took part in the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany, on 22-26 July 2024. With the participation of the REG, several sessions and public discussions were organized on topics related to the health of migrants in different countries and access to health services, in particular,

The Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health is pleased to colleagues to join REG online meeting: 4-Year Review & Future Strategies in the EECA region. The purpose of the meeting is to introduce colleagues, experts from international organizations and government agencies to the key achievements of the Group, present its best practices and developments, as