In India, Homosexuals can now hope for better healthcare Daily News & Analysis
The National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) feels that the Delhi high court verdict on legalising homosexuality will have a far reaching impact on its intervention programmes against HIV/AIDS.”From the public health point of view this is a very positive step as it will help us reach out more and more men having sex with men (MSMs) in our endeavour against HIV/AIDS. Since homosexuality is illegal under IPC 377, not only the MSMs but many of our health workers are also arrested by the police for abetment of crime. As I result a lot of MSMs go underground and are reluctant to seek medical intervention. The HC verdict will help MSMs come out in open and access healthcare,” said K Sujatha Rao, director general of NACO. MSM is a medical term used for the gay. See Homosexuals can now hope for better healthcare Daily News & Analysis
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Lawsuits filed over rule that lets health workers deny care
Seven states and two family-planning groups yesterday asked a federal court to block a controversial new federal regulation that protects health workers who refuse to provide care that they find objectionable.
In three lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, the states and groups sought an immediate court order preventing the regulation from going into effect Tuesday and a permanent decision voiding the rule.
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Indonesia scraps plan to tag PWAs
(Jakarta) An Indonesian province beleaguered by a spiraling HIV infection rate scrapped plans to implant microchips in those with full-blown AIDS on Tuesday, following strong opposition from government officials, health workers and rights activists.
Papua’s parliament agreed to drop a section of the health development bill that supported the tagging of …
Tags: Activists, aids, Full Blown Aids, Government Officials, Health Development, Health Workers, hiv, Hiv Infection Rate, Indonesia, Indonesian Province, Jakarta, Microchips, Opposition, Papua, Parliament, Scraps, TagIndonesia scraps plan to tag PWAs
(Jakarta) An Indonesian province beleaguered by a spiraling HIV infection rate scrapped plans to implant microchips in those with full-blown AIDS on Tuesday, following strong opposition from government officials, health workers and rights activists.
Papua’s parliament agreed to drop a section of the health development bill that supported the tagging of …
Tags: Activists, aids, Full Blown Aids, Government Officials, Health Development, Health Workers, hiv, Hiv Infection Rate, Indonesia, Indonesian Province, Jakarta, Microchips, Opposition, Papua, Parliament, Scraps, Tag
