Comments on: HIV Travel Ban Set to be Lifted http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/02/hiv-travel-ban-set-to-be-lifted/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:15:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: augustine http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/02/hiv-travel-ban-set-to-be-lifted/#comment-563806 augustine Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:24:19 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=6633#comment-563806 I guess that 'measures' to assist 'these patients/tourists' would be the same as anyone else with an illness - it's called insurance! Not that i suppose anyone who was requireing medical help would want to travel. I see myself niether a patient nor needing any medical assistance other than a lack of stress and the ability to travel with my meds (duh!) As someone who cannot legally travel to the U.S to visit close family since being diagnosed in 1983 i am aware of the implications inherent by authors of ill informed comments such as the one published above by ms mukwembi. I guess that ‘measures’ to assist ‘these patients/tourists’ would be the same as anyone else with an illness – it’s called insurance! Not that i suppose anyone who was requireing medical help would want to travel.
I see myself niether a patient nor needing any medical assistance other than a lack of stress and the ability to travel with my meds (duh!)
As someone who cannot legally travel to the U.S to visit close family since being diagnosed in 1983 i am aware of the implications inherent by authors of ill informed comments such as the one published above by ms mukwembi.

]]> By: Nelly Mukwembi http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/02/hiv-travel-ban-set-to-be-lifted/#comment-563676 Nelly Mukwembi Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:31:55 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=6633#comment-563676 I strongly feel that President Obama is in the right direction, and has the right attitude toward the HIV pandemic, however, i feel that the issue of HIV Positive Tourists traveling to the US, is a Fairly good idea but in the event that there complications will there be any measures fully set up to medically assist these paitients/ tourists? I strongly feel that President Obama is in the right direction, and has the right attitude toward the HIV pandemic, however, i feel that the issue of HIV Positive Tourists traveling to the US, is a Fairly good idea but in the event that there complications will there be any measures fully set up to medically assist these paitients/ tourists?

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/02/hiv-travel-ban-set-to-be-lifted/#comment-563644 Debbie K Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:17:32 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=6633#comment-563644 The U.S. government has been "in the process" of overturning this archaic stipulation for the last year. I hope they do it sooner than later. AS ONE, debbie :) The U.S. government has been “in the process” of overturning this archaic stipulation for the last year. I hope they do it sooner than later.

AS ONE, debbie :)

]]> By: Michael Lassell http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/02/hiv-travel-ban-set-to-be-lifted/#comment-563642 Michael Lassell Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:43:28 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=6633#comment-563642 Refusing entry to the US for tourists with HIV is idiotic. It is a policy that must be overturned. Refusing entry to the US for tourists with HIV is idiotic. It is a policy that must be overturned.

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