Political commitment towards migrants

1. Political commitment towards migrants Gisela Lange German Ministry of Health

2. Migrants are women and men • Represenativity for the community • Concern to raise discrimination when running particular programs fpr migrants • newly

3. German action plan – response to HIV/AIDS • All persns who le in German have the same access to information • Prevention • Counselling and • care

4. Prevention • How? Part of the national campaign ? • Target group specific? • Studies • Materials in different languages • Information in media for migrants • Capacity building for health personal • Outreach social work

5. prevention • Including migration issues in the medical and pscho social training ofdoctors and therapists • Counselling before and after tsting • Support for self help structures

6. treatment • People without health insurance have access to need based medical services • To anonymous testing for HIV and STDs mostly –depending on the region free of charge • No deportation to a country where adequate treatment is not available • Situation has to be examines including rural areas- NGOs operating in the country are to be consulted where necessary

7. EU presidency • Bremen conference • Bremen Declaation • EU Council Conclusions • G8 • Possibly EU summit

8. Commitment of States • Particular attention to migrants • Take further action to promote and guarantee human rights including fighting discrimination , especially of those most affected-drug users,, MSM, migrants, sex workers and prisoners

9. Call on private sector • Media to report accurately • Social partners • Pharmaceutical industry agreed to cooperate to facilitate access to affordable medication

10. Follow-up • Negotiations with 3 countries on the delivery mechanisms for ARV drugs • G8 • EU summit