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HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
September 12 , 2018
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- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced the implementation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017.
- The bill is a milestone because it empowers a person living with HIV to report discrimination meted out against them in fields of employment, health care services, educational services, public facilities, property rights, holding public office, and insurance.
- The Act makes Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) a legal right for all HIV/AIDS patients.
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