HIV/AIDS LAWS OF THE WORLD

This page provides links to HIV/AIDS Laws of the following countries:

 

ARGENTINA

Law No. 23798 of 14 September 1990 declaring the fight against AIDS to be of national interest.

Decree No. 1244/91 of 1 July 1991 promulgating Regulations for the implementation of Law No. 23798.

 

AUSTRIA

 AIDS Law 1993, as amended through 2001.

 

CHILE

Law No. 19779 of 4 December 2001 establishing rules on HIV and creating a subsidy for catastrophic illnesses.

 

COLOMBIA

Decree No. 1543 of 12 June 1997 regulating the management of infection with the human immunodeficiencyvirus (HIV), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

 

COSTA RICA

Law No. 7771 of General Law on HIV/AIDS of 29 April 1998.

Decree No. 27894-S of 3 June 1999, Regulation to the General Law on HIV/AIDS.

 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Law No. 55-93 of 31 Dec 1993 establishing the notification of public health authorities of all matters relating to living or deceased persons who have been infected with the AIDS virus [deals with other HIV/AIDS issues as well].

 

EL SALVADOR

Decree No. 53 of 25 May 1993 promulgating Regulations for the investigation, prevention, and control of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) [summary].

 

INDIA

National AIDS Control Programme HIV testing policy.

 

ITALY

Law No. 135 of 5 June 1990 establishing a programme of urgent interventions for the prevention and control of AIDS.

 

INDONESIA

National AIDS Strategy of 16 June 1994, approved by Decree Number: 9/KEP/MENKO/KESRA/VI/1994.

 

KAZAKHSTAN

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 5 October 1994 on the prevention of AIDS.

 

MEXICO

Official Mexican Regulation No. NOM-010-SSA2-1993 on the prevention and control of HIV infection, as amended through 16 March 2000.

 

MONGOLIA

Law on AIDS prevention.

  

NICARAGUA

Law No. 238 of 14 October 1996, Law on the Promotion, Protection, and Defense of Human Rights in the Face of AIDS.

 

OMAN 

Ministerial Resolution No. 1 of 19 January 1990 of the Ministry of Health on the National Programme for the Prevention of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

 

PANAMA

Law No. 3 of 5 January 2000 on sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, and AIDS.

 

PERU

Law No. 26626 of 19 June 1996 giving the Ministry of Health responsibility for formulating a national Plan to Fight HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases.

  

PHILIPPINES

Republic Act No. 8504, Philippines AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998, 13 February 1998.

 

ROMANIA

Order No. 1201 of 16 October 1990 of the Ministry of Health on epidemiological surveillance, preventionof infection, and the provision of medical care to persons infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Federal Law No. 38 of 30 March 1995 on the prevention of the spread in the Russian Federation of the disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection).

 

SINGAPORE

Infectious Diseases Act [Part IIIA: Control of AIDS and HIV Infection].

 

SYRIA

Order No. 17/T of 30 March 1991 of the Ministry of Health, as amended through Order No. 122/T of 13 July 1993 [testing and general provisions, summary].

 

UZBEKISTAN

Law No. 3139 of 19 August 1999 on the prevention of disease caused by AIDS.

 

VENEZUELA

Resolution No. SG-439 of 26 August 1994 of the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance [on testing].

 

VIET NAM

Ordinance of 31 May 1995 on the Prevention and Fight Against HIV-AIDS Infection.

Decree No. 34-CP of 1 June 1996 of the Government Guiding the Implementation of the Ordinance on the Prevention and Control of HIV-AIDS Infection.