HIV TRAVEL BAN TO US ENDS

International, News, Travel by HOMOVISION on January 4, 2010 at 12:40 pm

The ban on HIV positive people entering the US ends today.

The ban has been in place for 22 years and was removed by Obama, who said the ban was not compatible with his plans to be a leader in the fight against the disease.

The lifting of the ban also comes in advance of the country’s plans to host a bi-annual HIV/AIDS summit from 2012 onwards. Experts claims the change in attitudes to people with the condition has come about as a result of better education about the disease and the treatments available drastically improving sufferers’ survival rates.

US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said: “The ability to travel freely and have access to affordable health care should be available to everyone. This change has been a long time coming, and I am pleased it is happening now.”

The US was among 12 countries that still had a ban on HIV sufferers being awarded visas. Now, anyone with the condition will be able to live and work in the US providing they meet the other conditions allowing someone to gain a US visa.

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