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People living with HIV are more likely to share syringes and not disclose they are HIV positive when they are in jail, according to a new study by researchers at the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. The study, conducted…

A Ward Executive Officer in Mkanyenge ward, in Kishapu District, Sima Philbert, has urged the government to come up with a law for mandatory HIV testing in order to effectively combat the pandemic. http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/25417-call-for-law-for-mandatory-hiv-testing

In recent years, the criminalization of HIV transmission, exposure and non-disclosure has become a hot topic among those working within the global AIDS milieu. Social scientists have become increasingly attentive to the complex and varied consequences and impacts of HIV…

ANY offender whose blood or saliva comes into contact with a police officer will be compelled to undergo a mandatory blood test, under new laws to be introduced by the State Government. Premier Jay Weatherill will today outline the measure…

The Ghana AIDS Commission and its partners have drafted a new legal framework, HIV and the Law which is expected to be passed into law soon.  According to Ghana AIDS Commission’s Abu Mahama, the legal framework is to address issues…

Windhoek, 22 August 2013 – The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA), a partnership of 73 non-governmental organizations working in southern and east Africa, has noted with concern reports that several SADC leaders lauded mandatory HIV testing as…

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Thursday directed that the identity of HIV positive people should not be disclosed by hospitals, as it could deter other patients from coming for treatment. The bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J…

The day after he was appointed, Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis brought back in to force health regulation 39A on July 1, 2013. The regulation forces mandatory testing for HIV and other communicable diseases. It specifies certain groups like people…

Civil society organisations have opposed a proposal in the HIV Prevention and Control Bill providing for mandatory testing of pregnant women and others. The proposal of the coalition of civil society organisations, led by the Uganda Network on Law, Ethics…

Female lawmakers have proposed amendments to the controversial 2010 Prevention of HIV/Aids Bill, which if adopted, will make it compulsory for male partners to test for HIV/Aids with their spouses during antenatal care visits. The MPs also proposed that negligent…

California Health Care Services said taxpayers are paying nearly $30,000 to treat one patient with HIV/AIDS every year. That’s $28,800 for medications and $655.44 for labs. “That cost doesn’t even include clinical staff, diagnostic studies, or other costs,” said Joyce…

“When we first started talking about the HIV/AIDS Bill, we were talking about how our children needed to be taken care of. Today, those children are adults waiting to be married, and have a different set of problems, but there…

Although Tanzania has made a remarkable headway in the fight against HIV/Aids, the road ahead remains long, rugged and challenging. Nevertheless, President Jakaya Kikwete is optimistic that given the intensity of the struggle the nation shall eventually win.Nevertheless, President Jakaya…

An HIV positive man who allegedly had sex with three women without telling them of his medical condition has been ordered held in custody until his trial. The latest sex-assault charge stems from an alleged offence in December, after the…

By The Times editorial board A bipartisan bill introduced in the House calls for a review of state laws that criminalize behavior by people with HIV, including many laws that seem anachronistic or inappropriate given what has been learned during…

The meeting also looked at specific actions that can be taken by Judges, to create a more supportive environment for people with HIV and key populations that are at-risk. UNAIDS also launched the first-ever Judicial Handbook on HIV, Human Rights…