Ukrainians displaced by Russian invasion struggling to access HIV and drug dependency treatment

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Considerable efforts are underway to support Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced people to access the HIV and drug dependency treatment they need, the European Union’s HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and TB Civil Society Forum heard on Wednesday 16 March.

People displaced by the conflict may only have a few weeks supply of medication with them, and there are already reports of people facing difficulties in locating and accessing treatment in other countries. European NGOs and intergovernmental institutions are responding to these issues and devising plans to share treatment information with refugees and between clinicians across Europe.

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