Policies on drug use : the National AIDS Council once again advocates risk reduction as a priority
The Public Health Bill is currently being debated and the National AIDS Council seizes the opportunity to stress once again how important it is to sustain policies designed to inform the public and to reduce Lire la suite
Existing regulations on aliens’ rights of residence for health care must be fully enforced
On February 26th, following the request of the Minister for Health, Mr Jean-François Mattei, the National AIDS Council approved a "Position paper on the medical assessment procedure for aliens applying for residence permits on medical Lire la suite
The National AIDS Council is concerned about the evolution of HIV/AIDS in overseas departments and demands that the AIDS programme be improved
The 11 March 2003, the NAC carried unanimously the report entitle Rethinking the response to HIV/AIDS in the French overseas departments. The evolution of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the overseas departments remains a cause for Lire la suite
Ethical principles must be applied to research in developing countries
Over the past few years, the AIDS epidemic has fuelled the development in poor countries of studies supported and initiated by public institutions and research teams from various countries. Research conducted in the South and Lire la suite
Suspension of prison sentences for medical reasons : the NAC calls for a genuine enforcement of the law
One year after the implementation of the Law of March 4th 2002 whereby prison sentences can be suspended for medical reasons, only 21 prisoners have benefitted from such a measure. Stipulations apply to any convict Lire la suite
The rape amendment to protect victims : an illusion
On January 16th, during the debate on internal security, French Parliament voted an amendment making HIV testing compulsory for suspected rapists. In its Statement of December 12th 2002, the National AIDS Council explained why such Lire la suite