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On December 18 (10:00-11:30 CET), International Migrants Day, REG will hold an online meeting, “Migrant Health Beyond Barriers: Human Stories and Pathways to Sustainable Community Health” focusing on improving access to healthcare services for key populations among migrants in host countries. In the first part of the meeting – “Social determinants” – experts from NGOs

Please, see below for the text in Uzbek The Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health raises serious doubts over a draft law that could soon deprive foreign nationals of the opportunity to work in Uzbekistan solely based on their HIV-positive status. The document was already approved by the country’s Senate in August 2025 and

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS till September 07, 2025 International Colloquium: ” Shaping Inclusive Health in Europe: Infectious Diseases, Support Networks, and Migrant Agency ” 14 november 2025 location: Paris Cité University, France Keywords: migrant health, HIV, tuberculosis, harm reduction, community health, Ukrainian refugees, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, WHO European region, social determinants of health. This

The Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health is glad to invite colleagues to present and discuss a newly developed publication: “HIV Service Package for Migrants and Refugees in the EECA region”. The presentation will take place via Zoom on May, 20 10:00 CEST in Russian 12:00 CEST in English The Authors of the report will

REG is pleased to announce a call of expression of interest for researchers to participate in the analytical project “Mapping population size and HIV service needs for migrant key populations in Kazakhstan” for a Remote registration and treatment mechanism development. RESEARCH RATIONALE The Republic of Kazakhstan, as a country receiving a large number of foreign

The Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health presents a new publication: “HIV Service Package for Migrants and Refugees in the EECA region” The publication developed by the Regional Expert Group on Migrant Health is addressed to professionals working with migrants and refugees in the EECA region and offers detailed guidance on organizing HIV treatment

On February 26, 2025 REG held in Tbilisi a Coordination Working Meeting on Providing Assistance to Migrants with HIV residing Georgia. The meeting gathered representatives of the Georgian government health authorities and public and international organizations, including specialists from the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, the Center for Infectious Diseases and AIDS,

People living with HIV, including foreign migrants, need continuous access to prevention, treatment, care, and support. The Russian Federation remains the main destination for migrants from neighboring countries, primarily Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. However, HIV continues to be a significant challenge for those migrants. Russia has a restrictive legislation that prevents foreigners diagnosed with HIV from