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The Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Migrant Workers signed a Memorandum of Understanding for better healthcare access for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families during the 2026 Migrant Workers’ Health Summit in Quezon City on Tuesday....

Oman drops HIV test requirement for Filipino visa-free travelers after Manila’s diplomatic push Filipino tourists heading to Oman under the country’s 14-day visa-free arrangement no longer need to present a negative HIV medical certificate before boarding their flights, the Philippine...

South Africa’s NHI Act Risks Fueling Anti-Immigrant Sentiment by Restricting HIV Treatment Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi defends the controversial Section 33, drawing criticism that the policy could deny life-saving care to asylum seekers and undocumented migrants. As violent xenophobic protests...

Filipino migrant workers living with HIV stand to gain clearer pathways to care and firmer protections under a policy framework that government and international partners began shaping at a roundtable in Manila this week. The discussion took place on June...

For Migrant Workers With HIV, Staying on Treatment Takes More Than Just Medicine A ground report from the Ganjam-Surat corridor, where migrants with HIV navigate long shifts, travel, and stigma. When he travelled from Surat back to his village in...

Translated with Deepl. Scroll down for original article in Russian On 3 June 2026, the Federation Council approved a law requiring foreign nationals to undergo a medical examination within 30 days of their arrival in the Russian Federation. The procedure...

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...

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...

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...

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...