{"title":"Africa: regional workshop held on HIV/AIDS and the right to health.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In October 2003, the AIDS and Rights Alliance of Southern African (ARASA) and the Zambia AIDS Law Research and Advocacy Network (ZARAN) held a regional workshop on HIV/AIDS and the Right to Health: Challenges and Opportunities, at Kafue Gorge, Zambia.</p>","PeriodicalId":83647,"journal":{"name":"Canadian HIV/AIDS policy & law review","volume":"9 1","pages":"36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24582709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hungary: unjustified discrimination confirms need for greater awareness.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>When young G's parents learned that their son had passed his entrance exam for the technical school he wanted to go to, they asked to see the principal. No law or regulation obliged them to do so, but they preferred to inform the institution that their son was seropositive. Their choice was based on their desire to avoid any future speculation, and they also considered it preferable to let those who would be in daily charge of their son know about his condition. Unfortunately, the principal reacted by denying their son admission to the school.</p>","PeriodicalId":83647,"journal":{"name":"Canadian HIV/AIDS policy & law review","volume":"9 1","pages":"36-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24582710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Another review of prison-based needle exchange programs published.","authors":"Ralf Jürgens","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In volume 8, issue 1 of the Review, we reported on the publication of a review of prison-based syringe-exchange programs (PSEPs) that concluded that such programs \"are feasible and do provide benefit in the reduction of risk behaviour and the transmission of blood-borne infection without any unintended negative consequences.\" Another, more comprehensive review was recently published, confirming once again that PSEPs have been successful where they have been introduced.</p>","PeriodicalId":83647,"journal":{"name":"Canadian HIV/AIDS policy & law review","volume":"9 1","pages":"46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24582714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Statistics on HIV/AIDS in prisons in the US.","authors":"Ralf Jürgens","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83647,"journal":{"name":"Canadian HIV/AIDS policy & law review","volume":"9 1","pages":"50-1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24582719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New web resource on HIV, hepatitis, and prisons.","authors":"Ralf Jürgens","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83647,"journal":{"name":"Canadian HIV/AIDS policy & law review","volume":"9 1","pages":"51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24582721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Media frenzy greets release of Newfoundland man from prison.","authors":"Michelle Boutcher","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sensationalist media coverage greeted the release of a man convicted more than a decade ago for spreading HIV in Conception Bay North. Concerns have been expressed that the extensive coverage of the release will further stigmatize all people living with HIV/AIDS.</p>","PeriodicalId":83647,"journal":{"name":"Canadian HIV/AIDS policy & law review","volume":"9 1","pages":"21-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24582823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alberta: new bill will allow for mandatory HIV testing in emergency situations.","authors":"Rebecca Scheer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A private member's bill is expected to be introduced in the spring 2004 session of the Alberta Legislative Assembly that will allow for forced testing of individuals for HIV, hepatitis, and other bloodborne diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact with emergency workers or Good Samaritans. The bill will likely have strong support from within the ranks of the governing Conservatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":83647,"journal":{"name":"Canadian HIV/AIDS policy & law review","volume":"9 1","pages":"20-1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24582822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kenya: labour law reform touches HIV/AIDS.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83647,"journal":{"name":"Canadian HIV/AIDS policy & law review","volume":"9 1","pages":"34-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24582707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}