This analytical brief estimates the number of foreign migrants living with HIV and representatives of key populations (KPs) in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It further examines the barriers migrants face in accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. The analysis focuses on migrants from four countries in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region: Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. These nations (excluding Tajikistan) share a border with Kazakhstan and serve as the primary sources of migration, with a notable upward trend in labor migration from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
Estimates of PLHIV among migrants indicate figures substantially higher than officially registered cases. Overall, Kazakhstan may be home to approximately 800–900 migrant PLHIV from the four focus countries, with the upper bound exceeding 1,600. For Uzbek citizens, the estimated number of PLHIV living in Kazakhstan ranges from 79 to 806; for Tajik citizens, up to 93; and for Kyrgyz citizens, approximately 131. For HIV-positive migrants from Russia, the estimated range is 216–818.
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