Obama Lifts Ban on US Entry of People Living with HIV
While signing the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Act extension, President Obama announced that he is lifting a 22 year ban on US entry of people living with HIV and AIDS. Siting the US leadership role in HIV care around the world, Obama said it was time for the US to start acting like a leader, being one of only a dozen countries that still had a travel ban in place. With this new ruling, the travel ban will be lifted shortly after the first of the year 2010.
Obama Signs Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009
The President has signed a bill reauthorizing the Ryan White Programs until 2013. By signing the reauthorization, important HIV care and support services will continue for the insured and uninsured alike. Sponsored originally in 1990 by Senator Ted Kennedy and others, Ryan White programs have since provided essential services for over 500,000 people living with HIV in the US and its territories.
What Do You Think?
Should the HIV travel ban be lifted? Should people living with HIV be allowed to enter the US? I would love to hear what you think.
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Absolutely! And it’s about time. It’s embarassing how far behind European countries the US (and Canada) are on this issue. I don’t really understand what people are so afraid of!
i THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA THAT WE ALLOW OTHERS TO COME IN AND BE ABLE TO GET THE HEALTH CARE THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED. i HAVE A PENPAL IN zIMBABWE aFRICA WHO SHE AND HER HUSBAND ARE BOTH HIV [OZ, SAND THE AMERICAN DOCTOR WHO WAS TAKING CARE OF THEM SUDDENLY DIED HERE IN THE STATES AND NOW THEY HAVE NO DOCTOR TO REPLACE HIM! i AM ENCOURAGING HER TO APPLY FOR A VISA TO COME HERE AND WORK, SO SHE CAN BRING THE REST OF THE FAMILY OVER AS WELL. gO OBAMA!
HIV stigma has long been an ugly disease the world round. It’s about time someone stood up and said to the world “these people aren’t wanting to come into the Country to screw everyone”! Way to go President Obama on a job well done. Now if we can get everyone to open their borders to HIV travelers…….
That’s really great news.. atleast PLHIV wil get chance to work or get treatment at USA.also stignma will go off.. great going obama !!!!!!
Great, I couldn’t read a better news today. That is #1 Choice to stop discrimination against people with HIV.
A possitive and most welcome step towards the fight against stigma attached to hiv/aids.Well done Mr President.I salute.