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Zambia: Is Mandatory HIV Testing Getting Support?
Times of Zambia, 17 August 2017
Stakeholders have hailed President Edgar Lungu for directing that HIV/AIDS testing now be mandatory in all public health institutions. Read more »
Zambia's Compulsory HIV Testing Decision Sparks Debate
Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced the legalisation of HIV testing and treatment in all public health institutions without the informed consent of patients. Lungu says the strategy, which has replaced voluntary counseling and testing, "prioritises the fight against HIV by ensuring that people know their status". Activists argue that apart from being an infringement on human rights, mandatory testing will also promote stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV.
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Zambia: President Declares Compulsory HIV Testing
Times of Zambia, 16 August 2017
HIV/AIDS testing is now mandatory in public health institutions as the Government acts to prevent further loss of life from the disease which has claimed hundreds of thousands of… Read more »
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Zambia: HIV Testing Now Compulsory - Presdent Lungu
Zambia Reports, 16 August 2017
The declaration by President Edgar Lungu that HIV testing will be mandatory at all health facilities in the country has ignited debate among the citizenry. Read more »
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Zambia: Compulsory HIV Testing Will Attract More Stigma, Discrimination
Zambia Reports, 16 August 2017
I am yet to read the full statement on the issue of making the testing for HIV mandatory. Read more »
