Migrant health series: HIV testing and counselling in migrant populations and ethnic minorities in EU/EEA/EFTA Member States

With the publication of two new reports ECDC further develops its evidence on migrant health. ‘Improving HIV data comparability in migrant populations and ethnic minorities’ presents the findings and recommendations of a review of HIV-related data on migrant and ethnic minority populations in EU, EEA and EFTA countries. The reports shows that there is currently ‘no single system that can be adopted across all European countries’, but offers recommendations how existing data can be harmonised through the intelligent adaptation of metadata and data conversion tools. 'Migrant health series: HIV testing and counselling in migrant populations and ethnic minorities in EU/EEA/EFTA Member States' The report aims to provide an overview of the current situation with respect to HIV testing and counselling for migrant populations and ethnic minorities in order to inform future policy, research and practice to improve access to services for migrant populations and ethnic minorities. The second report, 'Migrant health series: Improving HIV data comparability in migrant populations and ethnic minorities in EU/EEA/EFTA countries: findings from a literature review and expert panel' can be found at http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/Forms/ECDC_DispForm.aspx?ID=718 This technical report provides an overview of the current situation with respect to data on HIV in migrant and ethnic minority populations; identifies gaps and methodological challenges; and proposes ways in which data, and data comparability, might be improved in Europe.