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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).