On January, 28 the Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health will hold an online workshop for journalists “HIV, COVID-19 and Migration in Eastern Europe and Central Asia region”. Experts from UNAIDS, Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health, as well as journalists who cover the issue of
Roundtable Migration and HIV in EECA region hosted by REG was held in Moscow
On December 17th, the Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health hosted a roundtable Migration and HIV in EECA region that took place on the eve of International Migrants Day. The event was held in Moscow and broadcast via zoom. The purpose of the Roundtable was to facilitate an expert discussion of the most challenging issues
The First Meeting of REG’s Advisory Board
On December 16, the First Meeting of REG’s Advisory Board was held in Moscow. The Advisory Board includes Dr. Naira Sargsyan, Strategic Information Adviser, UNAIDS, Senior Public Health expert with more than 25 years of experience in the fields of HIV/AIDS, Dr. Anastasia Pokrovskaya, M.D. Ph. D, an infectious disease physician, senior researcher, head of
A new media piece: People between heaven and earth. How migrants with HIV are expelled in Russia
A new article appeared in “Afisha” magazine in the framework of the Informational campaign #HealthWithoutBorders. The article reveals problems that face migrant women when being diagnosed with HIV in Russia. We thank our partner, Tajik Network of Women (TNW) Living with HIV/AIDS, NGO TNWplus/, for their help in preparing the material. “I didn’t like how people treat migrant, when diagnosed
The REG experts performed on the Radio Liberty podcast on the eve of the World AIDS Day
On the eve of the World AIDS Day on December 1, representatives of the Regional Experts Group on Migration and Health Daniel Kashnitsky and Kirill Barsky participated in the Radio Liberty’s podcast «A Man has the right”. The radio program was devoted to AIDS issues: “HIV in Russia: Unnamed epidemic of a shameful disease”. Among
“Migration and HIV in EECA”: REG will hold a Roundtable on Dec 17
On December 17th, the Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health will hold a roundtable “Migration and HIV in EECA region” that will take place on the eve of International Migrants Day. The event will be held in Moscow from 11:00 to 13:30 Moscow time (9:00 to 11:30 CET) and will be broadcast online. The
REG presented at the IX Congress of the Russian National Association of TB Professionals
Joint presentation of REG and TBNet Сonsortium at the IX Congress of the Russian National Association of TB Professionals – Diagnostics and treatment of tuberculosis and co-infections among labor migrants in the European countries: an old palette of legislative and practical solutions. Daniel Kashnitsky, academic relations coordinator of the Regional Expert Group on Migration and
The start of admission of individual experts to Regional Expert Group
The REG Secretariat is delighted to announce the start of admission of individual experts to Regional Expert Group. The REG includes also individual specialists who are related to East Europe and Central Asia and have experience and knowledge in the area of migration and health, as well as ready to act to promote the objectives of REG.
Partner’s event: Webinar «Migration of LGBTI+ people to/from Ukraine and Georgia:
Date and time: November 24, 2020, from 16:00 to 18:00 Kyiv time (15:00 – 17:00 CET, 18:00 – 20:00 Tbilisi), at the Zoom platform. The human migration occurs in the context of the constantly changing geopolitical situation in the world, including LGBTI+ representatives, both within the country and primarily to other countries, in search of
LEGALIZING HIV-POSITIVE MIGRANTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
In the 1980s and 1990s when HIV was perceived as a new and fatal disease, many countries banned the entry, stay and residence of people living with HIV. Today, we know far more about HIV transmission and treatment, such that HIV represents a chronic condition. Modern science grants people living with HIV a normal lifespan,