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No-cost legal clinics available for NYC immigrants
Source: documented

No-cost legal clinics available for NYC immigrants

15 January 2026
If you are an immigrant in NYC, free legal clinics are available to help you. At these clinics, you can speak with a lawyer or a supervised law student at no cost. Many clinics help people regardless of immigration status...
Taiwan: CDC planning to expand eligibility for publicly funded HIV treatment for foreign nationals
Source: Taipei Times

Taiwan: CDC planning to expand eligibility for publicly funded HIV treatment for foreign nationals

30 December 2025
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is planning to expand eligibility for publicly funded HIV treatment for foreign nationals next year, although it has not released many details on how the expansion would work. CDC Director-General Lo Yi-chun (羅一鈞) told...
Kazakhstan: Healthcare access for documented and undocumented migrants in Kazakhstan
Source: Kazinform International Information Agency - Albert Akhmetov

Kazakhstan: Healthcare access for documented and undocumented migrants in Kazakhstan

15 December 2025
Translated with Deepl.com. For original article in Russian, please scroll down. According to the UN, the health of migrants is a human right, not a factor for discrimination. Various international organisations are calling on countries to provide universal health coverage...
South Africa: Immigrants report extortion for access to life-saving medication at Gauteng clinics
Source: GroundUp - Kimberly Mutandiro

South Africa: Immigrants report extortion for access to life-saving medication at Gauteng clinics

11 December 2025
Immigrants say they are being charged for ARVs, chronic medication and baby immunisations at some Gauteng clinics Immigrants say clinic staff at Spartan, Jeppe and Yeoville clinics in Gauteng are extorting money from them by charging them for antiretrovirals (ARVs),...
South Africa: Asylum seeker in Durban denied medication due to anti-migrant clinic blockades
Source: Health-e News

South Africa: Asylum seeker in Durban denied medication due to anti-migrant clinic blockades

11 December 2025
Anti-migrant groups force asylum seeker with HIV and TB off medication Ali Burundi,a 58-year-old living in Durban, is facing a life-threatening struggle. Living with both TB and HIV, he’s received his medication consistently from Gateway Clinic at Addington Hospital since...
Mexico: Lack of national ID number leaves HIV positive migrants without medication
Source: El Sol de Tijuana - Juan Miguel Hernández

Mexico: Lack of national ID number leaves HIV positive migrants without medication

6 December 2025
Migrants with HIV are left without treatment for not having CURP, AC denounces in Tijuana Baltazar Lujano, a member of Al Otro Lado, urged health authorities to exercise greater discretion. Foreign migrants are left without access to antiretroviral drugs because...
Russia: 21 foreigners deported due to their HIV status in the Ryazan region
Source: 62info

Russia: 21 foreigners deported due to their HIV status in the Ryazan region

5 December 2025
Translated with Google translate. Scroll down for original article in Russian In the Ryazan region, the number of HIV carriers, which was sexually transmitted, has increased. The statistics were shared by the head of Rospotrebnadzor for the Ryazan region Larisa...
Peru: Ombudsman urges national authorities to guarantee full health access for all people living with HIV
Source: Defensoría del Pueblo

Peru: Ombudsman urges national authorities to guarantee full health access for all people living with HIV

2 December 2025
Translated with Google Translate – For original article in Spanish, please scroll down Ombudsman urges the Peruvian State to guarantee access to health services for people living with HIV in Peru On World AIDS Day, the importance of health education...
Colombia: Constitutional Court affirms right to continuous HIV care for vulnerable migrants
Source: Consultorsalud - Jessica Tatiana Cristancho

Colombia: Constitutional Court affirms right to continuous HIV care for vulnerable migrants

2 December 2025
Translated with Google translate – Scroll down for original article in Spanish Court demands comprehensive and barrier-free care for migrants on the street with HIV 2025 Ruling T-415 requires the elimination of barriers and guaranteeing health care for homeless migrants...
Ireland: HIV stigma persists despite progress as stories of migrant women reveal gaps
Source: Irish Independent - Lynne Kelleher

Ireland: HIV stigma persists despite progress as stories of migrant women reveal gaps

30 November 2025
‘It hits us harder’: immigrant woman shares stigma of living with HIV HIV Ireland’s Glow Red Campaign aims to raise awareness of the disease and tackle misconceptions ‘With all the racism going on, we are just afraid to come out,”...
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