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Immigration to allow partners with HIV into New Zealand

An inconsistently applied government immigration policy which has frequently seen New Zealand gay and bi men separated from their overseas partners has been amended, in a move which is welcomed by people with HIV.

Published
23 November 2011
From
Gay NZ
Access to medicines and treatment
Barriers to care: immigration removal centres and HIV

Evidence has shown that a series of failings in immigration removal centres (IRCs) has compromised the continuity of care for people with HIV. Guest writer Daniel Lombard investigates.

Published
13 October 2011
From
HIV treatment update
Access to medicines and treatment
UKBA proposals to deny entry or stay to migrants with NHS debt: a public health disaster waiting to happen

The changes to the Immigration Rules later this month will include a new provision allowing refusal of entry or stay where a migrant has an unpaid NHS debt.

Published
12 October 2011
From
Migrants' Rights Network
Access to medicines and treatment
Europe: Irregular migrants often unable to access minimum healthcare services

Today the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) presents its report on access to healthcare for irregular migrants in the EU.

Published
12 October 2011
From
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Immigration
UK: Immigrant relatives face five-year wait to claim benefits

Home Office ministers regard the squeeze on family migration as key in their drive to bring annual net migration to the UK down.

Published
13 July 2011
From
The Guardian
Immigration
Australian immigration policy 'unfair' for HIV migrants

Australia’s migration policies continue to unnecessarily and unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, including those living with HIV, raising serious concerns from a number of legal and human rights bodies.

Published
12 July 2011
From
SX
Immigration
Immigration officials have turned HIV patients into prisoners, claims UK hospital

NHS consultants say that the UK Border Agency's security measures have turned Hillingdon hospital into a prison.

Published
29 April 2011
From
The Guardian
UK screening for latent TB is failing

Revision of guidelines for the screening of migrants to the UK for latent tuberculosis (TB) could prevent a substantial number of cases of active disease, investigators report

Published
26 April 2011
By
Michael Carter
Prisoners
Thailand: Foreign inmates still struggle for HIV care

The Corrections Department says it was still struggling to provide HIV treatment to foreign and stateless prisoners who have no access to free Aids drugs.

Published
15 April 2011
From
Bangkok Post
Immigration
HIV positive victim of sex trafficking and rape faces imminent deportation from the UK

Felicia Adjei, a vulnerable woman who was trafficked into the UK and brutally exploited in forced prostitution is facing removal to Ghana tomorrow. She is currently waiting in an immigration detention centre.

Published
31 March 2011
From
Migrants' Rights Network
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