Statement By Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius On The Repeal Of The HIV Entry Ban

November 4, 2009 by admin 

Today, we will publish a rule in the Federal Register announcing that the United States will drop HIV from the list of diseases barring visitors from entering this country, effective Jan. 1, 2010. Though the United States has been a leader worldwide when it comes to ending the stigma of HIV/AIDS, we’ve been one of only 12 countries who, by their policies, still enable the myth that HIV/AIDS is a threat.

Source: Statement By Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius On The Repeal Of The HIV Entry Ban

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