REG is pleased to announce a call of expression of interest for researchers to conduct a Study “Ukrainian refugees in receiving countries: barriers, coping strategies and community engagement to enable effective access to HIV and TB care”. Objective of the Stydy: the proposed project aims are to explore specific barriers Ukrainian refugees living with HIV
Call for proposals for Georgia based companies to provide logistics and administrative services for the organization of international events within the ongoing REG activities
Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health in Eastern Europe and Central Asia invites Georgia based companies to participate in Competitive bidding (tender) in order to provide logistics and administrative services for the three upcoming international events. The deadline for submission of proposals is September 20, 2022, 18:00 Tbilisi. For detailed information, please, see the Terms
REG is pleased to present the new Study: “Situation and Economic Analysis of HIV Services for International Migrants in Kazakhstan”
“Situation and Economic Analysis of HIV Services for International Migrants in Kazakhstan” This report presents the results of a situational and economic analysis conducted in 2021-2022, which examined the availability of health care to HIV-positive migrants temporarily residing in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and analysed the barriers and trajectories of their overcoming in access to
REG is pleased to present the the study conducted in 2021-2022: “Overview of civil society-based and facility-based best practices in providing support to foreign migrants in the Russian Federation and eliminating the barriers in their access to HIV services”
The Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health conducted the study: “Overview of civil society-based and facility-based best practices in providing support to foreign migrants in the Russian Federation and eliminating the barriers in their access to HIV services” The goal of this study is documenting the best practices in providing support and eliminating barriers
REG produced booklets on health for migrants in Russia in six languages
The Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health has prepared a series of information materials on various aspects of health for migrants in Russia. Doctors and social workers both from Russia and from other EECA countries, who have extensive experience in working with the target audience, as well as professional translators, participated in the preparation
A regional meeting “Health of HIV positive migrants in Eastern Europe and Central Asia” Almaty, Kazakhstan
On March 10-11 2022 REG together with Central Asian Association of People Living with HIV held a meeting “Health of HIV positive migrants in Eastern Europe and Central Asia” in Almaty, Kazakhstan in the framework of #SOS project and with the financial support from UNAIDS. This was a face-to-face event to discuss and exchange experience
A spreadsheet was published to fill contacts details of face-to-face and online services for refugees and migrants with a focus on HIV care and key population groups due to the escalating humanitarian crisis and the increasing flows of refugees from Ukraine
Dear colleagues, Due to the escalating humanitarian crisis and the increasing flows of refugees from Ukraine, the Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health and the EECA Regional Platform created a spreadsheet to fill contacts details of face-to-face and online services for refugees and migrants (with a focus on HIV care and key population groups).https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rNun6Qe8kPHuecoOdBvU-YTnVlLHiYM7iPB-jF4RoGg/edit?usp=sharing
REG is pleased to present the two studies: Situation analysis of the nexus of migration and HIV care for returned migrants in Armenia and Uzbekistan
The Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health conducted two studies in two EECA countries— Armenia and Uzbekistan aimed to gain an understanding about the legal and institutional barriers the returned migrants face: “Situation analysis of migration HIV-related health services for returned migrants in Armenia and Uzbekistan”. The Russian Federation, which is the host
REG is inviting to participate at The Roundtable “Migrants’ access to healthcare in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”
On December 17, 2021 Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health, TB Europe Coalition with support from HIV Policy Lab (Georgetown University) will hold a Roundtable “Migrants access to healthcare in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: shaping interventions grounded in research evidence” timed to the International Migrant Day. The event will be broadcasted online via
REG country representatives to discuss problems of HIV-positive migrants in Tbilisi
The development of the epidemic indicates that migrants are one of the most vulnerable groups un terms of access to health care. In order to find a way to enable foreign citizens to have access to HIV services no matter what country they are in, the country representatives and the partners of the Regional Group