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UK government considers lifting ban on HIV doctors

Doctors, dentists and health workers with HIV could soon be allowed to practise again under Government plans. The Department of Health is to open a consultation into the issue with a view to lifting the 20-year-old ban.

Published
24 November 2011
From
Daily Telegraph
Employment
The business of fighting Aids

For Anglo American's chief medical officer Brian Brink, combating Aids is a financial as well as moral imperative.

Published
03 November 2011
From
The Guardian
Employment
Mexico: HIV-Positive Armani Exchange Employee Claims Discrimination

Jose Antonio Lopez Perez, an HIV-positive man in Mexico, has filed a complaint against a local Armani Exchange and staffing company, claiming he was fired because of his HIV status, El Universal reports.

Published
03 November 2011
From
Poz magazine news
Employment
Diabetes, high blood pressure increase risk of unemployment for people with HIV

Large numbers of patients are leaving employment in the years following their diagnosis with HIV, French investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. The five-year probability of

Published
27 October 2011
By
Michael Carter
SWAZILAND: New aviation rules ground HIV-positive pilots

Swazi HIV activists are up in arms over pending aviation guidelines that will stop people living with HIV from ever piloting an aircraft.

Published
25 October 2011
From
IRIN Plus News
Employment
US: Transportation Security Administration Agrees to Re-Assess Policies for Job Applicants with HIV

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agreed this week to review its medical guidelines for applicants with compromised immune systems, including people with HIV.

Published
24 October 2011
From
ACLU press release
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
HIV tests for Botswana Defence Force recruits important - NAC

National AIDS Council (NAC) has dismissed the assertion that Botswana Defence Force (BDF) recruits are being denied their right to privacy when they are tested for HIV.

Published
19 October 2011
From
Mmegi Online
Employment
Northern Ireland's anti-discrimination laws have 'fallen behind' rest of UK

Northern Ireland has "fallen behind" the rest of the UK in enacting anti-discrimination legislation, according to an employment law expert.

Published
18 October 2011
From
Belfast Telegraph
Migrants
Illegal labor fuels HIV and TB in Russia – health watchdog

Illegal labor migration is spurring the spread of HIV and tuberculosis in Russia, the head of consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Gennady Onishchenko, said on Wednesday.

Published
13 October 2011
From
RIA Novosti
Employment
Staffing Firm Sued for Not Hiring HIV-Positive Nursing Aide

A Pittsburgh-based staffing firm titled Capital Healthcare Solutions Inc. violated federal law by withdrawing an offer of employment to a certified nursing assistant because he was HIV positive, according to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) statement.

Published
07 October 2011
From
Poz magazine news
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