Workshop 1

CORE Knowledge Hub Workshop: Living with HIV & Barriers to Accessing Healthcare

About the the session: In Germany, almost one in three HIV diagnosis cases affects a person who has a migration background. In the MiTest study (2017, cf. RKI), it was found that many Migrant women do not have equal access to testing services compared to the majority German population. Barriers to access are present in this field, for example in the form of limited treatment options for people with a positive HIV status and/or be enhanced by factors such as lack of regular residence status, health insurance, language barriers, and financial limitations.

In order to envision how a truly humane, participatory and culturally sensitive approach for and with the target group can be achieved, the commitment of migrant organisations must be taken into account.

The session will also focus on living with HIV in Germany and the manifold discrimination and challenges which people with HIV experience. Racism, self-isolation, the desire to have children, social, financial, physical and psychological challenges, are some of the challenges and dimensions that migrants and refugees living with HIV navigate through in Germany.

In conclusion, the workshop will offer a space to talk about solidarity and discuss how to raise awareness for HIV-positive migrants and refugees.

Speaker: Lillian Petry

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