Travel

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  Peak experiences: HIV, adventure and exploration

  It’s been almost a tradition in HTU that January is the time to include a New Year resolution piece about exercise, diet or the benefits of healthy living....

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  US HIV travel ban set to depart at last

  It has been a long time in coming and there have been many false dawns, but it really does look as if the ban on people...

  From:HIV treatment update

Travel in your own words

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  Holiday hassles and HRT

  A much-needed holiday. Tickets, passports, driving licence – all go in my hand luggage. I leave the toiletry bag out till the last minute. I...

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Travel news from aidsmap

• For patients with HIV viral load is key in immune response to yellow fever vaccine

  Viral load is the only factor associated with a poorer antibody response to the yellow fever vaccine in patients with HIV, according to a French study published in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. For ...

  02 February 2012 | Michael Carter

• Deportations of people with HIV widespread; activists' tactics differ

  Across the globe, 31 countries have policies of deporting HIV-positive citizens of other countries, the Eighteenth International Conference in Vienna was told on Tuesday. Moreover, speakers from three European countries explained that while their countries do not deport individuals because ...

  21 July 2010 | Roger Pebody

• China repeals its HIV travel ban

  China has repealed its long-standing HIV travel ban. The move comes just days before the opening of a major trade exposition in Shanghai, which is expected to attract millions of international visitors. Announcing the removal of ...

  28 April 2010 | Michael Carter

• Advice on HIV medication for travellers stranded by air travel ban

  Travel disruption caused by the cloud of volcanic ash over northern Europe may continue for some days, and is presenting problems for people with HIV who are stranded and running out of antiretroviral drugs. There are a ...

  20 April 2010 | Keith Alcorn

• Impact of immigration and international travel on UK HIV and STI epidemics

  Worldwide travel has increased in the past decade due, in part to its increasing accessibility and affordability. Affluent, highly travelled gay men were among the first to be affected by HIV back in the early 1980s. ...

  10 July 2002 | Robert Fieldhouse

• Travel away from home linked with risky sex and HIV amongst men in Cameroon

  Investigators in the Cameroon have found an association between overnight travel from home and being HIV-positive. The study, published in the January 1st edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, also found that geographic ...

  08 January 2004 | Michael Carter

• Travelling on HAART, particularly to the US, a 'negative practical and emotional experience.'

  Fear of disclosure to immigration officials and/or travelling companions is leading to a significant minority of HIV-positive tourists on HAART to stop their treatment whilst travelling. This can result in the development of medical problems – ...

  27 April 2005 | Edwin J. Bernard

• PEPFAR reauthorisation approved by President Bush; HIV travel ban will end

  President Bush today signed into law a President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief re-authorised by Congress for five years with more than twice the funds used between 2003 and 2008, with a mandate to provide care ...

  30 July 2008 | Keith Alcorn

• International AIDS Conference in 2012 will be held in the US if travel ban finally removed

  An international HIV conference will be held in the US in 2012 – but only if the US removes its travel ban on HIV-positive travellers. The International AIDS Society has announced that it will hold the ...

  12 June 2009 | Michael Carter

• President Obama announces US HIV travel ban will end in January 2010

  US President Barack Obama has announced that the ban on HIV-positive people entering the US will finally end early in the new year. Speaking in Washington, President Obama said that the removal of the ban would ...

  30 October 2009 | Michael Carter

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Travel news selected from other sources

• HIV+? Don't worry, some UAE clinics will not tell the authorities

  Many clinics suspected of not informing health authority about positive cases.

  06 February 2012 | Emirates 24/7

• Immigration to allow partners with HIV into New Zealand

  An inconsistently applied government immigration policy which has frequently seen New Zealand gay and bi men separated from their overseas partners has been amended, in a move which is welcomed by people with HIV.

  23 November 2011 | Gay NZ

• Russia to ban Tajik migration over HIV, TB threat

  Russia may soon close its borders to immigrants from the Central Asian state of Tajikistan, according to Russia’s chief medical officer.

  14 November 2011 | RT

• United Arab Emirates introduces mandatory pre-departure HIV, TB tests for migrant workers

  Alarming rise in TB, HIV cases has prompted authorities to subject newcomers to mandatory medical tests

  28 September 2011 | Gulf News

• Fiji lifts travel ban for people living with HIV

  The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) applauds a decision by the Government of Fiji to lift its restrictions on entry, stay or residence based on HIV status.

  26 August 2011 | UNAIDS

• Armenia lifts travel ban for people living with HIV

  UNAIDS commends the decision by the Government of Armenia to lift its travel restrictions for people living with HIV. The reforms—which took effect yesterday—align the country’s legislation with international public health standards.

  18 July 2011 | UNAIDS

• International AIDS Conference 2012: No Progress on Visas for Drug Users or Sex Workers

  One year from the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., prospects are looking dim for sex workers and drug users who want to attend.

  15 July 2011 | Housing Works

• VIDEO: Are HIV travel restrictions justified?

  Rajan Datar looks at whether there are still health risks attached to letting travellers with HIV in or whether is it just intolerance.

  28 June 2011 | BBC

• U.N. Slams North Korea's Immigration Policy on HIV Carriers

  A United Nations health body recently criticized North Korea's immigration policy that banishes HIV carriers from the country as being discriminatory, a media report said.

  16 June 2011 | Lexis News

• HIV tests axed for returning Chinese

  The controversial regulation ordering Chinese nationals to take a compulsory HIV test if they have lived abroad for more than a year has been cancelled, Beijing Morning Post reported Wednesday.

  20 April 2011 | China Daily

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