via Advocate.com, by Kerry Eleveld
The first step to ending the HIV travel ban in the United States has been taken by the Obama administration. The Office of Management and Budget posted a notice on its site Friday afternoon indicating that the department of Health and Human Services could move forward with steps to change a regulation that has restricted HIV-positive people from gaining entrance into the United States.
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ReplyDeletehhhhhmmm it would be good if the ban is lifted especially for medical reasons, many new generations of arvs are not available in countries like mine easily unless there are imported at great expense and administrative hassle. It is much easier to take them in via hand luggage, that would assist greatly in hiv-ers getting a chance to treat properly the condition(s) attached to hiv and seek overseas consultations as well, also it may have a soothing emotional and physical effect after all travelling for vacation purposes can literally relax persons and if not temporarily take their minds of the hassles of life.
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