India to bar foreigners with HIV from entering country

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FYI. Looks like this will apply to tourists too this time. However,

Although foreigners certainly brought HIV to India initially (just like to

other non-African countries), I'm not sure where the report that the

increase in HIV *incidence* is related to sex with foreigners comes from.

All reports I've seen suggest that the current risk groups include sex with

(male and female) sex workers, truckers, injection drug users (esp. in

Manipur), MSM, and in the case of antenatal rates; sex with unfaithful

husbands. Madhu

 

>Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:26:31 +0200

>[sea-aids] India to bar foreigners with HIV from entering country

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>India to Bar Foreigners With HIV From Entering Country

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>Indian officials will begin barring individuals with HIV from entering the

>country within the next few months, according to Health and Family

>Welfare Minister C.P. Thakur, the South China Morning Post reports.

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>Upon entering India, visitors will have to produce medical records stating

>that they are not infected with the virus. If they are HIV-positive, they

>will not be allowed to travel in the country, Thakur said, citing as the

>basis for the new policy a recent report that found that "contacts with

>foreigners are responsible for the sharp rise in HIV cases" in India.

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>He noted that North Korea tests citizens for HIV before and after

>traveling abroad. The policy does not have to go to Parliament, as the

>Health Ministry has the authority to pass rules after ministerial

>consultation. Thakur said that HIV/AIDS is the "most serious health

>problem in India," with nearly four million HIV cases reported and another

>23 infections estimated to occur every minute. Experts warn that without

>an AIDS vaccine, the progression of HIV/AIDS will only worsen because AIDS

>drugs are too expensive for most Indians.

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>In addition, the high prevalence of tuberculosis -- India accounts for

>about 25% of the world's TB cases -- complicates efforts to battle

>HIV/AIDS because both diseases are known to "spee[d] up the progress of

>the other." TB is responsible for about one-third of AIDS-related deaths

>worldwide and 40% of all deaths in Asia (Abdi, South China Morning Post,

>3/13).

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>Cross posted from: the Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report:

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