Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health is pleased to inform about the appointment of national representatives in nine countries of the EECA region – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
We are welcoming:
Zhenya Mayilyan, President, Real World, Real People NGO, Armenia
Parvana Valiyeva, Executive director, Saglamliga Khidmat Public Union, Azerbaijan
Oleg Yeryomin, Chairman, Association BelAntiAIDS, Belarus
Nurali Amonjolov, President, Central Asia Association of PLWH, Kazakhstan
Natalya Shumskaya, Chairman, AFEW, Kyrgyzstan
Vitaliy Rabinchuk, Chairman, Public Association PULS Comunitar, Moldova
Kristina Rivera, PR-manager, 100% Life, Ukraine
Sergey Uchayev, Chairman, Ishonch va Hayot, Uzbekistan
Tahmina Haydarova, Director, Tajikistan Network of Women living with HIV, Tajikistan
The key tasks of the country representatives include representing the Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health in the EECA region, identifying sensitive issueews in the area of migrant health, and looking for opportunities to foster cross-border cooperation between sending and receiving countries of migration.
During the meeting held on February 18, 2021, experts – national representatives have identified the key barriers to HIV medical services for migrants from their countries in migration and upon return. Also, experts outlined the areas of cooperation with REG.