-
According to Shuhrat Berdiyev, head of the Tashkent STD health clinic, Uzbekistan citizens wishing to travel outside of the country soon will have to produce certificates at border control stations demonstrating they suffer from neither drug addiction nor an STD. Berdiyev said the Senate currently was discussing the new rules, which were expected to be adopted in either May or June of this year.
08 May 2013 | Uznews
-
Rutendo is a cross-border trader and mother of three who has resorted to finding part-time employment as a domestic worker in neighbouring countries. Her main worry is when she fails to come back home on time to collect her ARVs.
25 April 2013 | allAfrica.com
-
The United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has welcomed the recent law reforms in Mongolia that have removed all travel restrictions and other discriminatory provisions for people living with HIV.
04 February 2013 | UN News Centre
-
While the Gulf has worked to improve treatment of people suffering from HIV/AIDS, critics say much more work is needed.
07 December 2012 | Al Jazeera
-
This World AIDS Day, Chief Executives (CEO’s) from some of the world’s largest companies are calling for an end to travel restrictions for people living with HIV. More than 40 CEOs have signed an unprecedented pledge urging the repeal of laws and policies in 45 countries that still deport, detain or deny entry to people solely because they are living with HIV.
28 November 2012 | UNAIDS
-
The activists were protesting against the attitude of conference organizers, who had praised the US government for lifting the travel ban on people living with HIV -- but failed to address the remaining travel restrictions on people who use drugs and sex workers, who could not attend the conference if they declared their status.
24 July 2012 | You Tube / Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
-
Heidemarie Kremer is a medical doctor, psychologist, and scientist. She has been barred from presenting her science at the International AIDS Conference in Washington because she is HIV-positive. She writes, "I have a criminal record because I am open about my HIV status. The stigma has made me silent".
18 July 2012 | 50.50
-
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) applauds the legislative reforms by the Republic of Moldova to lift its restrictions on entry, stay or residence based on HIV status. With these reforms, the Republic of Moldova joins a growing list of countries that are aligning national HIV legislation with international public health and human rights standards.
24 June 2012 | UNAIDS
-
This is the story of how we won; of how a coalition of advocates and activists came together and used a rights-based argument to lift a 23-year-old US bar on the entry, residence, and stay of HIV-positive people. We were told our objective was unrealistic and that our tactics wouldn’t work. Yet, after a little over three years of concentrated effort, victory was ours: an important victory and one came too late for too many.
02 June 2012 | Scholar & Feminist Online
-
Those travelling to the UK could be screened for tuberculosis before being granted a visa, the Home Office says.
23 May 2012 | BBC News
Get set for HIV treatmentA tool to help you decide whether you are ready to start taking HIV treatment.
HIV, GPs & other primary careThis booklet explains the services GPs offer, how this fits with HIV specialist care, and how to make the most of primary care services.
NAM is the official provider of online scientific news for IAS 2013 18 June 2013The 7th
International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and
Prevention...
Impact of switching to generic drugs in the UK – survey results 11 June 2013A recent NAM survey shows that people living with HIV...
HIV cure research – free webinar 28 May 2013As part of its European HIV prevention work, NAM is
collaborating...