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During 2016, the international migration to Russia was consistently increasing as it was observed in recent years. Estimated migration growth is about 280,000 persons per year. Access to medical care is an important measure of the integration of international migrants, thus there is need to study factors facilitating and hampering engagement of migrants into health care as well as to study the ways of obtaining medical care practiced by migrants. The study was realized in Saint Petersburg and in Moscow. Nine exper...

In recent years, there has been a trend of increasing cases of HIV infection in Russia. According to the latest published epidemiological data (31.12.2014), the cumulative number of reported HIV cases among Russian citizens constituted 907607 and the number of new HIV cases was 85252 (Federal AIDS Center). In opinion of experts, a new growth of the HIV epidemic is associated with the migration process. The largest metropolises (Moscow and St. Petersburg) are facing new migration challenges. Migrants, as well as dr...