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Migrants, refugees and displaced people
The immigration applications of NHS debtors can now be refused – how do we manage the public health fallout?

As of 30 October 2011 the UKBA can refuse an application to enter or remain in the UK where someone has an unpaid NHS debt of £1,000 or more. National AIDS Trust is calling on activists to make a case to the Department of Health concerning the impact this will have.

Published
09 December 2011
From
Migrants' Rights Network
HIV prevention policy
Let’s do the black talk – HIV and black gay men in Europe

We, the black MSM community in Europe, should be demanding for research-driven prevention policies from health care authorities and our governments. We have a lot to learn from our brothers from America and we need them to help us in organizing and lobbying.

Published
30 November 2011
From
Pink News
Bad science and bogus treatments
UK: Church Tells HIV Patients To Stop Treatment

Sky sent three undercover reporters to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), which is based in Southwark, south London. All of them told the pastors they were HIV positive - all were told they could be healed.

Published
25 November 2011
From
Sky News (video)
Migrants, refugees and displaced people
Tougher rules for overseas visitor access to NHS

Action to establish a more balanced charging regime for overseas visitors, including tackling health tourism was promised today by Public Health Minister Anne Milton following publication of two consultations on charging overseas visitors for NHS hospital care.

Published
21 March 2011
From
Department of Health
Migrants, refugees and displaced people
UK: Funding slashed for refugee advice services

Funding for vital advice services for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK will be slashed by over 60% from April 1st 2011.

Published
02 February 2011
From
Migrants' Right Network
UK health services
UK: HPA launches online resource to help GPs and nurses care for migrant patients

The Migrant Health Guide is intended to be a "one stop shop" for information to support GPs and nurses in assessing and treating migrant patients, in recognition of the fact that these patients sometimes have health needs which are more complex than those of UK born patients.

Published
26 January 2011
From
Health Protection Agency
United Kingdom
Quarter 'unaware of HIV status'

A quarter of people living with HIV in the UK - over 22,000 - are unaware they have HIV, experts have suggested.

Published
26 November 2010
From
BBC Health
Side-effects
IDSA: No Race or Gender Safety Issues Observed in Studies (CME/CE)

The race or gender of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus do not appear to influence the occurrence of adverse events with TMC278, an experimental non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, researchers reported here.

Published
24 October 2010
From
MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
UK Home Office bids to restrict jobs for asylum seekers

Home Office ministers are trying to thwart the impact of a supreme court ruling lifting a work ban on 45,000 asylum seekers by severely restricting the jobs they can apply for.

Published
29 July 2010
From
The Guardian
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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