This analytical report estimates the number of international migrants living with HIV and representatives of key populations (KPs) in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It further examines the barriers these individuals face in accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. The analysis focuses on migrants from four countries within the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region:
On December 18th, marking International Migrants Day, REG held a round table entitled “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. The discussion was structured into two thematic sessions. The first, “Social Determinants of Health,” where experts from
On December 9, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health (REG), together with the Central Asian Association of People Living with HIV, the Community Friends Public Foundation, and the Den Sooluk Nuru Public Foundation, and with expert support from the Kazakhstan Scientific Center for Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, held a working
On December 18 (10:00-11:30 CET), International Migrants Day, REG whithin iSoS project 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” –
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
Expanding Access to HIV Care for Migrants in Host Countries – a New Mechanism for Scaling Up Treatment D. Korenev, Shagi Fund for prevention of social diseases, Russia, K. Barskiy, Z. Abrosimova, Regional Expert Group on migration and Health, Georgia
(Re)producing HIV Care for Ukrainian refugees in Germany and Poland trans-local community-based support in action D. Kashnitsky, Paris Cité University, Cermes3 Laboratory, Paris, France, M. Vyatchina, Tartu University, Estonia, K. Rivera, 100% Life, Ukraine
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