Concerns of HIV-positive migrant workers in COVID-19 pandemic: A call for action

• Published in: Journal of global health Vol. 10; no. 2; p. 020342
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Ali, Dujaili, Juman, Sandhu, Anisha Kaur, Hashmi, Furqan Khurshid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Edinburgh University Global Health Society 01.12.2020; International Society of Global Health
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Anti-Retroviral Agents - supply & distribution; Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Employment; Global Health; Health care access; Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration; HIV; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - epidemiology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Living conditions; Migrant workers; Migrants; Pandemics; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Public health; SARS-CoV-2; Transients and Migrants - psychology; Viewpoints; Malaysia; Pakistan
• ISSN: 2047-2978; 2047-2986; 2047-2986
• DOI: 10.7189/jogh.10.020342

[...]they continue to work, exposing themselves and others to risk [4]. [...]they face increasing difficulties in earning or receiving sufficient funds to afford ART medication [4,9]. Ensuring a migrants’ good health is critical for the countries in which they originate from and move to [10] However, reports globally show that migrants are often subject to health inequalities due to lack of access to adequate health care as a result of neglect, exclusion, discrimination, unfavourable employment conditions causing ill health, inadequate living conditions, financial constraints or lack of appropriate legal status [10].