What is the significance of December 1? What is the lunar date for December 1, 2024?
What is the significance of December 1? What is the lunar date for December 1, 2024?
On December 1, 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that December 1 of each year would be named World AIDS Day, aimed at enhancing global coordination among humanity in combating this disease. UNAIDS (The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) launched the first global campaign on December 1, 1997.
Thus, December 1 annually is World AIDS Day. According to the Universal Calendar, December 1, 2024, corresponds to November 01, 2024, in the lunar calendar.
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What are prohibited acts in HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 8 of the Law on Prevention and Control of the Virus Causing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Humans (HIV/AIDS) 2006, the following acts are prohibited:
Article 8. Prohibited acts
- Deliberately transmitting or spreading HIV to others.
- Threatening to transmit HIV to others.
- Stigmatizing and discriminating against people with HIV.
- Parents abandoning their minor children with HIV; guardians abandoning the person under their guardianship with HIV.
- Disclosing the name, address, image of a person with HIV or revealing to others the status of a person with HIV without that person's consent, except as prescribed in Article 30 of this Law.
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According to the above provisions, the prohibited acts in the fight against HIV/AIDS include:
- Deliberately transmitting or spreading HIV to others.
- Threatening to transmit HIV to others.
- Stigmatizing and discriminating against people with HIV.
- Parents abandoning their minor children with HIV; guardians abandoning the person under their guardianship with HIV.
- Disclosing the name, address, image of a person with HIV or revealing to others the status of a person with HIV without that person's consent, except in the case of reporting positive HIV test results and accessing information of HIV patients as prescribed in Article 30 of the Law on Prevention and Control of the Virus Causing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Humans (HIV/AIDS) 2006
- Spreading false information about HIV infection regarding individuals who are not infected with HIV.
- Requiring HIV testing, except in the following mandatory situations:
+ Mandatory HIV testing upon request for judicial expertise or a decision by the Investigative Agency, the People's Procuracy, or the People's Court.
+ The Minister of Health specifies mandatory HIV testing under certain circumstances necessary for diagnosing and treating patients.
+ The Government of Vietnam stipulates a list of certain professions that require HIV testing before recruitment.
- Transfusing blood, blood products, or transplanting tissues or body parts infected with HIV to others.
- Refusing medical examination or treatment for patients because they know or suspect that the person is infected with HIV.
- Refusing to conduct burial or cremation based on reasons related to HIV/AIDS.
- Exploiting HIV/AIDS prevention and control activities for profit or engaging in illegal acts.
- Other prohibited acts as prescribed by law.
What are rights and obligations of individuals infected with HIV in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 4 of the Law on Prevention and Control of the Virus Causing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Humans (HIV/AIDS) 2006 (amended by Clause 2 Article 1 of the Amended Law on Prevention and Control of the Virus Causing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Humans (HIV/AIDS) 2020), the rights and obligations of individuals with HIV are stipulated as follows:
[1] Individuals with HIV have the following rights:
- To integrate into the community and society
- To receive healthcare and treatment
- To pursue education, vocational training, and employment
- To have their privacy regarding HIV/AIDS kept confidential
- To refuse medical examination or treatment when undergoing end-stage AIDS treatment
- Other rights as prescribed by this Law and relevant legal provisions
[2] Individuals with HIV have the following obligations:
- To implement measures to prevent the transmission of HIV to others
- To promptly report their positive HIV test results to their spouse, prospective spouse, or cohabitant
- To comply with treatment regulations when participating in antiretroviral therapy
- Other obligations
