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Europe’s HIV response cannot succeed without migrant health equity
Source: https://www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/2161494/europe-debates-migration-but-ignores-migrant-health

Europe’s HIV response cannot succeed without migrant health equity

3 June 2026
Europe debates migration, but ignores migrant health By Tamara Prinsenberg & Daniel Reijer – AHF Europe Migration dominates political debate across the continent. Governments argue about borders, asylum systems, returns, integration, and security. Election campaigns are built around it. Entire...
Mauritius: Mauritius deports HIV-positive care worker despite anti-discrimination laws
Source: Le Mauricien

Mauritius: Mauritius deports HIV-positive care worker despite anti-discrimination laws

2 June 2026
Translated with Deepl. For original article in French, please scroll down A Madagascan worker living with HIV in Mauritius: Deported the day after her moving testimony at the Candlelight Memorial The reading of her poignant testimony had moved the crowd...
Russia: 83 migrants with HIV and other infectious diseases deported from the Nizhny Novgorod region in 2025
Source: News.ru

Russia: 83 migrants with HIV and other infectious diseases deported from the Nizhny Novgorod region in 2025

29 May 2026
83 migrants with dangerous diseases who lived in the Nizhny Novgorod region were expelled from Russia in 2025. 49 of them, according to the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the region, left...
Kazakhstan: Access to HIV treatment in Kazakhstan for citizens and foreigner
Source: Kursiv

Kazakhstan: Access to HIV treatment in Kazakhstan for citizens and foreigner

17 May 2026
In Kazakhstan, HIV treatment is officially free, the state provides patients with antiretroviral therapy (ART). But in practice, access to treatment depends on a person’s status: whether he has citizenship or a residence permit. Kursiv Lifestyle figured out how everything...
Spain: Spanish officials warn of HIV treatment barriers for undocumented migrants
Source: infobae

Spain: Spanish officials warn of HIV treatment barriers for undocumented migrants

14 May 2026
There are warnings that undocumented migrants in some autonomous communities are unable to access HIV treatment Valladolid, 11 May (EFE). – The national director of the National AIDS Plan, Julia del Amo, has pointed out that around 50% of newly...
Russia: Migrants deported from Khanty-Mansi region over HIV and syphilis diagnoses
Source: URA News

Russia: Migrants deported from Khanty-Mansi region over HIV and syphilis diagnoses

28 April 2026
Translated with Deepl.com – Scroll down for original article in Russian Syphilis and HIV among migrants have led to their deportation from the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region The Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) has issued...
Latin America: Access to HIV Care for migrants hindered by exclusionary policies
Source: Presentes

Latin America: Access to HIV Care for migrants hindered by exclusionary policies

22 April 2026
Migration and HIV: challenges to overcome barriers Economic and political setbacks hinder access to public health services for the HIV-positive migrant population. . “In many countries, access to HIV prevention and treatment services for trans women is impossible due to...
Philippines challenges Oman’s HIV test requirement for Filipino travellers
Source: ABS CBN

Philippines challenges Oman’s HIV test requirement for Filipino travellers

18 April 2026
DFA, Omani Embassy to meet on mandatory HIV test for Filipino travelers MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Omani Embassy in Manila are meeting next week on a requirement for all Filipino travelers to the sultanate to...
Senegal: Senegal’s crackdown on the LGBT+ community puts French asylum policy under pressure
Source: Mali Actu - Moussa DIARRAH

Senegal: Senegal’s crackdown on the LGBT+ community puts French asylum policy under pressure

18 April 2026
Translated with Deepl. Scroll down for the original article in French. Five to ten years in prison for consensual relations between adults. A few days after the law was enacted, a Senegalese asylum seeker was turned back at the French...
Oman: Reported new HIV test requirement for Filipinos traveling to Oman
Source: The Global Filipino Magazine

Oman: Reported new HIV test requirement for Filipinos traveling to Oman

11 April 2026
No HIV test, no check-in: Filipino tourists turned away from Oman-bound flights Filipino nationals traveling to the Sultanate of Oman are now reportedly required to present a certificate of HIV test before departure — a development that has caught many...
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