Washington, April 30: The US has welcomed China’s decision to lift a ban on the entry of HIV positive patients into the country.
“I commend China’s decision to lift its ban on HIV-positive individuals entering the country. The Obama administration has taken similar action here at home, repealing the long-standing policy that prevented people living with HIV from entering the United States,” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement on Thursday.
“China’s step, like our earlier action, is supported by current medical knowledge of HIV transmission and risk,” Hillary said, adding that it will help reduce the stigma and discrimination around HIV/AIDS that fuel the global pandemic and too often prevent people from accessing much-needed services.
–PTI