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Uzbekistan to require HIV tests for returning migrants and foreign workers
Source: Daryl

Uzbekistan to require HIV tests for returning migrants and foreign workers

8 July 2025
The deputies considered and adopted in the third reading a bill providing for mandatory HIV tests for citizens of Uzbekistan who have returned from abroad after staying for more than 90 days, as well as for foreigners arriving in the...
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Uzbekistan considers mandatory HIV testing for migrants and returning citizens
Source: UZ Daily

Uzbekistan considers mandatory HIV testing for migrants and returning citizens

11 June 2025
Uzbekistan Plans to Introduce Mandatory HIV Testing for Migrants Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The “Milliy Tiklanish” Democratic Party has expressed its support for a draft law that would introduce mandatory HIV testing for certain categories of individuals, according to the press...
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HIV services expanded for displaced migrants in wake of Ukraine war and regional turmoil
Source: UNAIDS

HIV services expanded for displaced migrants in wake of Ukraine war and regional turmoil

17 April 2024
Countries affected by the migration crisis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, prompted by the war in Ukraine and other turmoil in the region, have had to put in place measures so that all displaced people have access to essential...
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