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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• News Briefs
Chinese City Passes Law to Protect Rights of AIDS Patients
October 18, 2002 The Chinese city of Suzhou in Jiangsu province passed the
country's first law to protect the rights of people with AIDS,
state press reported Wednesday. AIDS patients and their families
will be guaranteed equal rights of employment, education and
health care, according to the Shanghai Morning Post. Employers
will also be denied access to AIDS patients' medical records. The
report did not specify if the measures would apply to people with
HIV. The news follows a speech Monday by UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan during his visit to China in which he warned that the
country is on the verge of a debilitating AIDS crisis if leaders
fail to take action.
Excerpted from:Back to other CDC news for October 18, 2002 Agence France Presse 10.16.02 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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