Hiv/aids and the law a resource manual

Specifically, these resources address the science of HIV, provide background literature on the history and practices of HIV criminalization, and the current status of HIV criminalization laws and statutes in the United States. The Center for HIV Law and Policy: HIV Criminalization in the United States. external icon. National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health.  · Laws and policies are structural interventions that can be facilitators or barriers to effective human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention and care activities. Given the importance of law in HIV prevention work, CDC has implemented public health law research methods to systematically collect and assess statutory and regulatory frameworks across a .

This manual was adapted from and developed based on ‘Legal Environment Assessments for HIV AIDS, Guidance Document for the Africa Region: A Guide to conducting national-level assessments of a coun-try’s legal and regulatory environment for HIV AIDS’ () by Kitty Grant, Consultant, and Amitrajit Saha. The ‘National Dialogues on HIV and the Law: A Practical Manual for UNDP Regional HIV Teams and Country Offices’ was written by Ian Grubb, in collaboration with Tenu Avafia, UNDP Cluster Leader a.i. Governance and Human Rights, and Emilie Pradichit, UNDP Human Rights Consultant for the HIV, Health and Development Group. Specifically, these resources address the science of HIV, provide background literature on the history and practices of HIV criminalization, and the current status of HIV criminalization laws and statutes in the United States. The Center for HIV Law and Policy: HIV Criminalization in the United States. external icon.

HIV testing is essential for improving the health of people living with HIV and reducing new HIV infections: once diagnosed, persons with HIV can be linked to care and learn how to prevent transmission to others. Human immunodeficiency viru. Map showing states details about their HIV Testing and Laboratory Reporting Laws. HIV/STD criminalization MCA external icon MCA external icon MT CONST Art. 2, §14external icon MCA external icon The information presen. At the end of , Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) affected over million people in the United States. In response, the U.S. Government currently invests roughly $26 billion every year in funding for domestic HIV services and activit.