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Belarus confirms it applies no restrictions on entry, stay and residence for...

GENEVA, 9 April 2015—The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomes confirmation by the Government of Belarus that it applies no restrictions on the entry, stay and residence for people living with HIV. In addition, Belarus provides foreign nationals equal access to health care services, including antiretroviral treatment for people living with HIV. The announcement signals that the country aligns its HIV-related laws and policies regarding HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay and residence with international public health and human rights standards.

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Rape and HIV a common reality for young Swazi women

Mbabane, Swaziland – Nokwanda Dlamini* was 14 when she tested positive for HIV. Too sick to go to school and on the verge of developing AIDS, Nokwanda had been living with her grandmother for a year in Siphocosini, a village about 20km from Swaziland’s capital Mbabane. Following a neighbour’s advice, Nokwanda’s grandmother took her to get an HIV/AIDS test, and was left shattered by the result. “How did this happen? What have you been doing? You’re too young to have it!”

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