Russia: Migrants to undergo medical examination within 30 days of entry under proposed bill

A bill on combating illegal migration and protecting the health of citizens has been submitted to the State Duma. This was announced on her VKontakte page by Irina Yarovaya, Deputy Speaker of the lower house of parliament.

The bill proposes amendments to the law ‘On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation.’ Under current regulations, migrants must undergo a medical examination within 90 days of entering Russia. If the bill is passed, foreigners will undergo a medical examination within 30 days of entry. The authors of the initiative also propose to oblige those who have arrived in the country for more than 30 days to undergo a medical examination annually.

Foreigners will be tested for dangerous infectious diseases and HIV, as well as for drug use. Medical organisations will forward information about diseases among new arrivals to Rospotrebnadzor and the Ministry of Internal Affairs ‘for prompt deportation.’

Migrants who evade medical examinations may also be deported from Russia. The amendments also propose increasing fines for migrants who evade medical examinations by more than 12 times, to 25,000-50,000 roubles, with the possibility of deportation at the discretion of the court.

Earlier, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin reported that administrative liability is expected to be introduced for foreign citizens who evade medical examinations.

In addition, according to the speaker of the lower house, it is expected to ‘establish increased criminal liability for the forgery of official documents certifying the absence of diseases that pose a danger to others, and their circulation.’

At the end of 2024, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree requiring illegal migrants in Russia to regularise their status or leave the country by 30 April 2025.

Among the requirements for illegal migrants who want to remain in Russia were the submission of biometric data and medical examinations for drugs, infectious diseases and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

In addition, migrants are required to pass a test on their knowledge of the Russian language, history and laws, as well as to pay off any outstanding debts. The decree states that those who have signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence for military service will not be deported. Previous decisions on deportation, readmission, refusal of entry into Russia, undesirability of stay and reduction of the period of temporary stay in the country will not be enforced in their regard. This provision does not apply to foreigners who pose a threat to Russia’s national security.

In February last year, a public register of illegal migrants was launched in Russia. In addition, a new procedure for their expulsion from the country came into force.

Мигрантам предложили сократить срок прохождения медобследования

Законопроект о противодействии нелегальной миграции и защите здоровья граждан внесен в Государственную думу. Об этом сообщила на своей странице во «ВКонтакте» вице-спикер нижней палаты парламента Ирина Яровая.

Проектом предлагается внести поправки в закон «О правовом положении иностранных граждан в Российской Федерации». По действующим нормам, после въезда в Россию мигранты должны пройти медобследование в течение 90 дней. Если документ примут, иностранцы будут проходить медицинское освидетельствование в течение 30 дней с момента въезда. Авторы инициативы предлагают также обязать тех, кто приехал в страну более чем на 30 дней, проходить медосвидетельствование ежегодно.

Иностранцев будут проверять на наличие опасных инфекционных заболеваний и ВИЧ, а также на употребление наркотических веществ. Медицинские организации станут передавать информацию о болезнях у приезжих в Роспотребнадзор и МВД «для оперативной высылки».

За уклонение от медобследования мигранта могут также выслать из России. Поправками в том числе предлагаетсяповысить штрафы за уклонение мигрантов от медосвидетельствования более чем в 12 раз, до 25–50 тыс. руб., с возможностью выдворения на усмотрение суда.

Ранее председатель Госдумы Вячеслав Володин сообщал, что предполагается ввести административную ответственность за уклонение иностранных граждан от медосвидетельствования.

Кроме того, по словам спикера нижней палаты, предполагается «установить повышенную уголовную ответственность за подделку официальных документов об отсутствии заболеваний, представляющих опасность для окружающих, и их оборот».

В конце 2024 года президент Владимир Путин подписал указ, по которому находящиеся в России нелегальные мигранты обязаны урегулировать свой статус или покинуть территорию страны до 30 апреля 2025-го.

Среди требований к тем нелегальным мигрантам, кто хочет остаться на территории России, были указаны сдача биометрических данных и прохождение медицинского освидетельствования на наркотики, наличие инфекционных заболеваний и вируса иммунодефицита человека (ВИЧ).

Мигранты помимо этого обязаны сдать тест на знание русского языка, истории и законов России, а также погасить имеющиеся задолженности. В указе говорится, что тех, кто заключил контракт с Минобороны на прохождение военной службы, не будут депортировать. В отношении них не будут исполнены принятые ранее решения о депортации, реадмиссии, неразрешении въезда в Россию, нежелательности пребывания и сокращении сроков временного пребывания в стране. Это положение не применяется к иностранцам, которые создают угрозу для национальной безопасности России.

В феврале прошлого года в России заработал публичный реестр нелегальных мигрантов. Кроме того, вступил в силу новый порядок их высылки из страны.

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

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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 Sarayeva in an interview with GTRK “Oka”.

As of October 1, a total of 6,317 HIV carriers have been registered in the region. According to Larisa Saraeva, about 200 new cases or 20 new cases per 100,000 population are recorded every year. 90% of carriers receive therapy with antiretroviral drugs.

68% of all HIV cases are observed in the demographic range from 20 to 39 years. Indicators are above average in Pronsky, Zakharovsky, Skopinsky, Miloslavsky, Mikhailovsky and Starozhilovsky districts and Ryazan.

In addition, Rospotrebnadzor deported 21 foreigners in 2025 in connection with HIV detected in them.

В Рязанской области депортировали 21 иностранца из-за ВИЧ

В Рязанской области выросло число носителей ВИЧ, который был передан половым путём. Статистикой поделилась глава Роспотребнадзора по Рязанской области Лариса Сараева в интервью ГТРК «Ока».

По данным на 1 октября, всего в регионе зарегистрировано 6317 носителей ВИЧ. По словам Ларисы Сараевой, каждый год фиксируют около 200 новых случаев или 20 новых случаев на 100 тысяч населения. 90% носителей получают терапию антиретровирусными препаратами.

68% всех случаев ВИЧ наблюдается в демографическом диапазоне от 20 до 39 лет. Показатели выше средних в Пронский, Захаровский, Скопинский, Милославский, Михайловский и Старожиловский районы и Рязани.

Кроме того, Роспотребнадзор в 2025 году депортировал 21 иностранца в связи с выявленным у них ВИЧ.

Qatar: Alleged deportations of HIV positive Kenyans highlight stigma and rights issues

Uproar over claims of HIV+ Kenyans facing deportation in Qatar

For thousands of Kenyans working abroad, Qatar, to be precise, the promise of retaining the job comes with a lot of rules and uncertainty. Now, unverified reports of HIV+ workers facing deportation have surfaced.

Recently, there have been claims online suggesting that hundreds of Kenyans living and working in Qatar are facing deportation after testing positive for HIV. The reports, originating from diaspora-focused blogs and social media accounts, allege that over 200 Kenyans are at risk of being sent back home on medical grounds.

Though these stories have attracted a lot of attention both in Kenya and the diaspora community, it is important to note that these claims have not remained unverified. More trusted sources, such as the diaspora media, human rights, or the Qatari/ Kenyan government, have not issued an official statement regarding the claims.

Some Kenyan bloggers, such as DJ Mbayaz have posted on their TikTok claiming that all the Kenyans who are being deported went there while they were negative, claiming that they contracted it in Qatar, hence the deportation seems unfair.

This has raised wider questions about the health policies in the Gulf, the human rights of migrant workers, and the persistent stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. Advocacy groups stress the need for diplomacy.

“If these reports are true, the Kenyan government has a duty to protect its citizens abroad, while also engaging with Qatar on the importance of upholding human rights,” one Nairobi-based HIV activist told this writer.

Qatar, like several other countries, has always required a mandatory medical screening, including checks for tuberculosis, hepatitis, and HIV/AIDS, for incoming migrants before issuing residency permits.

If one is found positive for any of the above, they are automatically denied work permits. The human rights organization has criticized these policies as they don’t align with the international standards on non-discrimination of people living with HIV.

What remains unclear is how these rules apply to migrant workers who contract the disease while already living in Qatar.

Whether or not the reported deportations are taking place, the controversy highlights an ongoing tension.

It underlines how stigma is continuing to shape policies in ways that can harm public health. The conversations have been triggered about how migrant workers with HIV are being treated.

Until official clarification emerges, what is clear is that the issue has struck a nerve with Kenyans both at home and in the diaspora.

HIV positive Turkmen man fears persecution and death if deported

An HIV-positive gay man who fled Turkmenistan, one of the most repressive countries in the world, risks being deported, imprisoned and tortured, he and several non-governmental groups told AFP.

Emir — whose name has been changed for safety reasons — fled the ex-Soviet Central Asian country in 2018 for fear of being persecuted for his homosexuality.

He then found a job in a territory in Europe that is not internationally recognised.

To avoid compromising his safety and that of his relatives back home, AFP has chosen to keep his exact location secret, but was able to interview him in person in July.

The 30-year-old said he tested positive for HIV in 2024.

He showed the results of medical lab tests, which AFP was able to authenticate, and said he had no access to antiviral treatment.

“My condition is getting worse. My body and stomach are hurting, I have pain under my ribs,” he said.

“I can’t sleep anymore, I sleep four or five hours, thinking about my health every day. I don’t want to get AIDS,” he added in a faint voice.

Mortal threat

Because of his HIV-positive status, Emir said he had been fired from his job in his current place of residence, lost his income, and now faces deportation to his home country.

In Turkmenistan, he said, he would be arrested: “Because of my illness, they will torture me, abuse me, and kill me.”

Emir is unable to leave the place where he is now because he would have to first return to Turkmenistan to renew his passport, a photograph of which he provided to AFP.

Swiss nonprofit Life4me+ sent him six months of antiviral treatment before stopping it due to the exhaustion of their “remaining medication stocks,” the organisation’s president, Alex Schneider said.

Emir then received a few irregular shipments of medication, but for almost four months now he has been without medication.

On three occasions, the health authorities in the territory where he is based have refused to provide him with treatment.

A local LGBTQ rights group said it was currently unable to provide Emir with the necessary medication for financial and legal reasons.

In an email to AFP, it said it had helped find Emir a psychologist who diagnosed him with “severe anxiety and depression symptoms with thoughts of suicide”.

‘Place forgotten by God’

In Turkmenistan, homosexuality is punishable by jail under the criminal code provision prohibiting “sodomy”.

HIV-positive people, instead of receiving treatment, regularly find themselves imprisoned and tortured, according to several human rights groups.

The nonprofits and exiled independent media reported waves of arrests targeting LGBTQ people several times in recent years.

People detained as part of the repressions have been reported to disappear into the prison system and held incommunicado.

Turkmenistan — a gas-rich desert country rich officially home to seven million people — is considered one of the most reclusive in the world.

Internet access is severely limited, and no independent nonprofits are allowed to operate there.

“It’s a place forgotten by God where people suffer terrible things,” said Evi Chayka, founder of EQUAL PostOst, a rights group helping LGBTQ people who are victims of repression in the former communist bloc.

According to reliable sources familiar with the situation on the ground, speaking on condition of anonymity, the unrecognised territory where Emir is located does not have a “formal asylum framework” which prevents him from being taken into care by international bodies.

Stuck in the maze, the young man said he still hopes that someone will find a way to help him.

Even if, he added, “thousands of other people are suffering” throughout the world.

Global study reveals 50 countries still enforce HIV-related travel restrictions

A new global study presented this week at the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science in Kigali (IAS 2025) has revealed that 50 countries around the world continue to enforce HIV-related travel and residence restrictions, in clear violation of international human rights principles.

The data, shared by the HIV Justice Network through its new platform Positive Destinations, highlights the persistence of discriminatory laws and policies that prevent people living with HIV from freely travelling, working, studying, or settling in many parts of the world.

Despite progress – 83 countries now have no HIV-specific travel restrictions, and many others have adopted more inclusive approaches – 17 countries still impose severe measures such as outright entry bans, mandatory testing, and deportation. These include Bhutan, Brunei, Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Malaysia, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. Migrants and students are often disproportionately affected, with some unaware of the rules until after testing or disclosure, resulting in forced returns, loss of income, and separation from families.

Another 33 countries – including Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore – have partial restrictions. These include requirements for HIV testing in visa applications, discretionary decisions based on perceived healthcare costs, and reduced access to essential services. Although these policies may appear neutral on the surface, they continue to disadvantage people living with HIV.

“These restrictions are rooted in outdated public health thinking and perpetuate stigma,” said Edwin J Bernard, HIV Justice Network’s Executive Director. “They obstruct access to healthcare, education, and family life, especially for migrants and refugees.”

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In 2024, Positive Destinations documented several cases of deportation based solely on HIV status: Kuwait deported over 100 people, Russia’s Dagestan region deported nine, and Libya deported two. Such practices are increasingly being challenged by legal action. In Canada, for example, a court case led by the HIV Legal Network contests the “excessive demand” clause of immigration law, arguing it violates the country’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

However, policy reform has been uneven. Australia raised its health cost threshold for visa eligibility, slightly easing access to temporary stays, but permanent residency remains elusive for many people with HIV. A recent case saw an Italian teacher denied residency due solely to his HIV-positive status.

The study also underscores how HIV-related migration barriers often intersect with other forms of criminalisation and discrimination. In Uzbekistan and Russia, HIV criminalisation laws are paired with mandatory HIV testing for migrants. In the U.S., HIV-positive and LGBTQ+ asylum seekers continue to face mistreatment in detention centres. And in a tragic case in Turkey, a Syrian trans woman was reportedly deported after her HIV status was disclosed and later killed upon return.

The authors of the study call for urgent action: “Eliminating these harmful policies is essential to ending AIDS, achieving universal health coverage, and upholding the dignity and rights of people living with HIV everywhere,” said Bernard.

Positive Destinations, which hosts the updated Global Database on HIV-Specific Travel and Residence Restrictions, is available at www.positivedestinations.info

EP0623 Addressing HIV-related travel restrictions: Progress and challenges in eliminating discriminatory policies by Edwin J Bernard, Sylvie Beaumont, Elliot Hatt, and Sofía Várguez was presented at IAS2025 by Brent Allan at the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science, Kigali, Rwanda.

France: Young man with HIV detained without treatment faces expulsion, despite years of residency

For two months, the 23-year-old man has been detained at the CRA in Cornebarrieu (Haute-Garonne), where he has not received his HIV treatment. The associations are asking for a reassessment of his file. Politis was able to reach him.

His voice is weakened, almost inaudible. He seems exhausted. Joes arrived in France at the age of 11, then was adopted by his grandmother. He has 22 today. All his life is here. He went to college and then high school in the North, did two years of art school and then multiplied odd jobs, in catering and sales. In the meantime, he learns that he has HIV. He should have filed his birth certificate at the age of 18 to be officially regularized but he forgot and then covid-19 arrived and the administrations remained closed. He receives an OQTF (obligation to leave French territory).

“I didn’t really take it seriously. Instead of challenging her, I preferred to work, keep a low profile, thinking that things would work out, “says the young man. “If my birth certificate had been filed, they could have registered me in the civil registry and I would be French. From there, everything degrades. The man, detained at the administrative detention center (CRA) in Cornebarrieu, near Toulouse, was to be expelled by plane on Monday, June 23 to his country of origin in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A country he doesn’t know.

International aid stopped

To avoid being sent back, Cimade advised him to apply for asylum as a matter of urgency to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Ofpra). The aim was to re-evaluate his case. A new element was added, as Julie Aufaure, in charge of detention at Cimade, explains: “Care for people with HIV in the DRC is a little better than it used to be. But doubts have returned with the decision by the United States to withdraw its international aid, particularly on health issues”.

More and more foreign nationals living with HIV are being refused entry to the country.It was the Pepfar programme (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), which financed a very large part of access to treatment in developing countries – particularly the DRC – with almost 54%. However, “this decision is not yet measurable, but there are major concerns on the ground. And the professionals in the field know that this is going to become a real problem very, very quickly”, continues Julie Aufaure.

This concern is shared by Adrien Cornec, head of mission for the AIDS charity Aides. He explains that France has had a right to residence on medical grounds since 1990. “But for some years now, the authorities have been calling it into question. We’re seeing more and more foreign nationals living with HIV being refused residence. In particular, people who have been refused residency following applications for renewal. In other words, people who have been here for several years.

He adds: “From one day to the next, these people find themselves in an irregular situation, obliged to leave French territory and go to a country where they haven’t lived for long and are not guaranteed access to care.

“We were rejected everywhere”

Julie Aufaure admits that Joes’ situation is complicated. “We’ve been rejected everywhere, unfortunately, because the prefectural authorities and the European Court of Human Rights base their decision on the decision of the Office’s doctor, who says that the treatment exists.

Joes, for his part, ‘hopes from the bottom of his heart’ for a positive response from Ofpra. Especially as he has been subjected to mockery in the detention centre since his arrival on 6 April. Medical confidentiality has been broken. He has been subjected to ‘moral and physical harassment’ by both ‘officers and detainees’. According to him, the detention centre officers spread the information to everyone in the centre. Some felt sorry for them, others laughed. His fellow detainee added that this stigmatisation was recurrent.

Apart from his roommate, with whom he talks, the young man has withdrawn into himself. “It’s still really a wolf’s world here. I prefer to be on my own. People can fight over a piece of bread or a cigarette. It’s a disgrace”, says Joes.

Worse still, he says he has never received his treatment since his arrest. When he arrived, he had a blood test and a check-up a fortnight later. But since then, radio silence. ‘They nearly put me on the plane, in this state, without me having had the treatment…’. As he is HIV-positive, it is essential that he takes his medication every day. The absence of treatment can have serious effects on his health, such as a drop in his immunity, making him extremely vulnerable to other illnesses. According to the Cimade employee, this is a case that ‘borders on the legal’, but she assures us that the procedure is long and going well.

Action still possible

If the asylum application is rejected or deemed inadmissible, Julie Aufaure plans to lodge an appeal with the national court for the right of asylum (CNDA) and ask the administrative court to suspend the deportation until the court has made its decision, but ‘that’s pretty much the last option for him’, she says.

Adrien Cornec says he is very concerned about ‘these refusals of residence and their accommodations’. Aides and the other associations are calling for the application of the decree of 5 January 2017, which states that ‘in all developing countries, it is therefore not yet possible to consider that HIV-positive people can have access to antiretroviral treatment or to the medical care required for all carriers of an HIV infection as soon as they are diagnosed’.

The Aides representative alerted Senator Anne Souyris. The ecologist sent letters to the prefects of the Pyrenees and Haute-Garonne, and also directly to the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau. “We don’t expel people who can’t be treated in their own country. There’s a political issue behind it”, she told Politis.

According to the senator, this is a real ‘death sentence’ for Joes, given that international funding has stopped. The senator goes further than the individual case and calls for all the people who could be affected to be automated: “There should be a circular (…). This should also be a textbook case for managing this situation.

Dominican Republic: New health protocol requires migrants to pay for care and face deportation after treatment

Rights group condemns Dominican Republic new health protocol for discriminating migrants.

Amnesty International condemned Thursday the Dominican Republic’s new health protocol that requires migrants to provide documentation and pay fees to access public health services. The group argued that the new protocol is discriminatory and may violate international human rights standards.

On April 6, the government announced a new health protocol consisting of 15 migration measures. Apart from requiring documentation and fees, a migrant patient who received medical care, relating to emergencies, hospitalization or childbirth, will be repatriated to their home country aftercare.

The group voiced strong concerns against the discriminatory policy, describing the protocol as “reinforcing racism in migration policies.” The group also argued that the practice threatens the right to health, privacy, and physical integrity, by deterring people at risk, especially pregnant women, children, and survivors of violence, from seeking the healthcare they urgently need. According to the group, the protocol violates the country’s own constitutional principle on free and universal access to health enjoyed by marginalizing migrants, undocumented Haitians, asylum seekers, stateless persons, and Dominicans of Haitian descent.

Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International, said:

President Luis Abinader must opt for measures that strengthen the health system. Implementing a system that exposes migrants to deportation after receiving medical care not only violates the right to health but also dehumanizes undocumented persons and will, in all probability, deter them from seeking hospital care, thus putting lives at risk.

Collective expulsion of aliens may amount to violations of multiple international conventions including the non-refoulement principle under the 1951 Refugee Convention and the Convention against Torture. National laws on expulsion on the basis of national origin may also engage with the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

On April 21, Amnesty International issued an urgent action demanding an end to the collective expulsion of Haitian migrants and the repeal of discriminatory migration policies in the Dominican Republic, stating that “since October 2024, more than 180,000 people have been deported.” In their urgent action, Amnesty International urged the Dominican population to reject these cruel and racist measures by action.

Escalating gang violence in Haiti has prompted many Haitians to flee to the Dominican Republic. On April 22, UN Special Representative Maria Isabel Salvador warned the Security Council that the political chaos, gang violence and displacement that follows are “approaching a point of no return,” urging for stronger international intervention.

Mexico: Deported migrants with HIV need continued HIV Treatment

Federation must guarantee care for people with HIV who are deported

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So far they have not had deported migrants who request attention.

The president of Sí, a la Vida, Alejandro Mendoza Molina, points out that the Government of Mexico must implement actions to guarantee the coverage of retroviral treatments for patients living with HIV and who are deported from the United States after the measures implemented by Donald Trump.

“Now that we are talking about the deportations that could take place with fellow citizens that people who come to the country with HIV because they have access to treatment guaranteed by the Federation, that is what corresponds to the Federation; to provide this service since they are people with vulnerable conditions,” he says.

He explains that migrants living with HIV in the United States have a treatment that they must continue once they arrive in Mexico, in case they are deported, so the federation must guarantee the continuity of it so that they can continue with their adherence and undetectable.

He adds that so far, as a civil association they have not received the request for attention of people with this situation, however, he explains that they are open to providing the care that is required by compatriots once they return to the downtown area.

Federación debe garantizar atención a personas con VIH que sean deportadas

Hasta el momento no han tenido migrantes deportados que soliciten atención

El presidente de Sí, a la Vida, Alejandro Mendoza Molina, señala que el Gobierno de México debe implementar acciones para garantizar la cobertura de tratamientos con retrovirales a pacientes que viven con VIH y que sean deportados de los Estados Unidos tras las medidas implementadas por Donald Trump.

“Ahora que se está hablando de las deportaciones que pudieran dar con los conciudadanos que las personas que vengan con VIH al país pues tienen el acceso al tratamiento garantizado por parte de la Federación, eso es lo que le corresponde a la Federación; dar este servicio ya que son personas con condiciones de vulnerabilidad” comenta.

Explica que migrantes que viven con VIH en Estados Unidos tienen un tratamiento que deben continuar una vez que lleguen a México, en caso de que sean deportados, por lo que la federación debe garantizarles la continuidad del mismo a fin de que puedan continuar con su adherencia e indetectabildiad.

Agrega que hasta el momento, como asociación civil no han recibido la petición de atención de personas con esta situación, sin embargo, explica que están abiertos a brindar la atención que sea requerida por los connacionales una vez que regresen a la zona centro.

Russia: 25 foreign nationals living with HIV or tuberculosis deported from Dagestan

25 foreigners with HIV and tuberculosis are deported from Dagestan

The Department of Rospotrebnadzor for Dagestan decided to deport 25 foreign citizens in connection with the detection of dangerous infectious diseases in them.

In 2024, 13,214 foreign citizens underwent a medical examination in Dagestan. Among them, 25 cases of infectious diseases that pose a danger to others were identified: 9 people diagnosed with HIV and 16 with tuberculosis.

All citizens are notified of the need to leave the Russian Federation in accordance with the established procedure. Control over the exit is carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on RD.

Из Дагестана депортируют 25 иностранцев с ВИЧ и туберкулезом

Управление Роспотребнадзора по Дагестану приняло решение о депортации 25 иностранных граждан в связи с выявлением у них опасных инфекционных заболеваний.

В 2024 году медицинское освидетельствование в Дагестане прошли 13 214 иностранных граждан. Среди них выявлено 25 случаев инфекционных заболеваний, представляющих опасность для окружающих: 9 человек с диагнозом ВИЧ и 16 – с туберкулезом.

Все граждане уведомляются о необходимости выезда из Российской Федерации в установленном порядке. Контроль за выездом осуществляет МВД по РД.

Over 100 migrants with HIV deported from Kuwait

Kuwait’s Health Minister, Ahmad Al-Awadhi, praised the country’s significant progress in combating AIDS by achieving the 90/90/90 indicators.

Kuwait has deported more than 100 expatriates who have been diagnosed with AIDS after an epidemiological investigation. The deportation step came to ensure control over the spread of the virus.

The announcement was made recently by Dr Fahd Al-Ghamlas, Director of thr Public Health Department, on the sidelines of the annual conference on AIDS and venereal diseases.

Al Ghamlas said, “We conducted investigations into 165 cases among Kuwaiti nationals and more than 100 cases among residents, completing all necessary procedures.”

He explained that the national statistical report on AIDS for 2023 has been prepared and submitted to the World Health Organization, demonstrating the country’s commitment to transparency and accurate data.

He highlighted the successful issue and testing of over 2,000 AIDS-free certificates in the administration’s public health laboratories.

Kuwait’s Health Minister, Ahmad Al-Awadhi, praised the country’s significant progress in the fight against AIDS in achieving the 90/90/90 indicators, achieving 90 percent HIV detection, health status awareness, and effective treatment for 90 percent of its population. He aims to achieve the 95/95/95 target by 2025.

Dr Osama Al Baqsami, Head of the Organising Committee, emphasised the importance of collective societal action in combating AIDS and STDs.