Document 1934 DOCN M94A1934 TI Rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. DT 9412 AU Da Silva MV; Menezes MA; Pela VIDDA Group, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):418 (abstract no. PD0280). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370641 AB OBJECTIVE: To analyze brazilian legislation and relevant case-law regarding people living with HIV/AIDS. METHODS: Analysis has included: (1) the right of the workers with HIV/AIDS; (2) the obligation of private health companies to pay for the expenses of the AIDS treatment; (3) the obligation of the public hospital to offer drugs, treatment and beds; (4) social assistance for the needy who are not able to work; (5) compensatory indemnity for the people contaminated via blood transfusion; (6) the right to attend school, nursery and other public sites. Case studies describing these situations and propose measures willl be guaranteeing the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. RESULTS: The study results in the creation of the first brazilian publication on AIDS and the law. The repercussion of the book in the newspapers and periodicals magazines was broad, instigating a series of discussions on TV programs about the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The publication orient other professional involved in the fight against AIDS in order to increase information about the rights of people with HIV/AIDS. DE *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ECONOMICS/THERAPY Adult Brazil Child, Preschool Employment Human *Human Rights/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD *HIV Infections/ECONOMICS/THERAPY Infant Nurseries Schools MEETING ABSTRACT SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).