Akwa Ibom Assembly passes HIV anti-stigma law

Akwa Ibom Assembly passes HIV anti-stigma law …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has passed into law a Bill to Prohibit the Stigmatization and Discrimination against Persons Living with HIV/AIDS and to regulate the practice of counseling and testing.

The bill was passed following the presentation of a report by the House Committee on Health.

The committee observed that the bill when passed would safeguard the constitutional right of persons living with HIV/AIDS, enhance early detection of the virus as well as strengthen…

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