Parliament passed the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, which provides for the prevention and control of the disease and protection of human rights of those affected by it with the Lok Sabha's nod to the legislation." It will empower the people affected with the disease by giving them legal sanctity," Health Minister said in his reply to the debate in the lower house before the bill was passed. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on March 21.
The bill prohibits any kind of discrimination against such people on the ground of treatment, employment and workplace.Here are some important features you need to know about the HIV/AIDS Bill passed in Lok Sabha: The bill ensures equal rights to the people affected by HIV and AIDS in getting treatment, admissions in educational institutions…
