A crucial legislation for ensuring equal rights to persons affected by HIV and AIDS in getting treatment, admission in educational institutions and jobs has come into force. The Ministry of Health has announced implementation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Act through a gazette notification issued on Monday. The Act, which received Presidential assent on April 20 last year, prohibits discrimination against such persons in accessing healthcare, getting jobs, renting accommodation, and in admission to public and private educational institutions. The moves comes after the Delhi High Court asked the Centre why it has not yet notified the law to prevent discrimination against HIV and AIDS patients despite the statute receiving Presidential assent in April last year.
Anchor- Frank Rausan Pereira
Guest- Piyush Singh, Advocate, Supreme Court
Amrita Sarkar, Sr. Programme Officer, SAATHII
Dr. Puneet Mishra, Professor, Community Medicine, AIIMS
Aditi Tandon, Special Correspondent, The Tribune
16 окт 2024