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An American hid his HIV status to survive in Singapore. Exposed, he allegedly punished thousands living with the virus.

Singapore is accusing an American man of illegally accessing the state's HIV registry and disclosing the private information of thousands of people online. Prosecutors say he was abetted by his Singaporean partner, who allegedly helped him falsify his own blood tests when he was living and working in the Southeast Asian country.

Published
04 February 2019
From
Washington Post
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
Why does Singapore need an HIV registry?

In the wake of the data leak of 14,200 HIV-positive people, some have questioned the need for such data to be collected and stored, but some medical professionals told Channel NewsAsia the registry remains relevant.

Published
01 February 2019
From
Channel NewsAsia
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
'It's very traumatic': HIV-positive individuals anxious, frustrated after MOH data leak

On Monday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed that the confidential information of these individuals was illegally leaked online.The information includes names, identification and phone numbers, addresses, HIV test results and medical information.

Published
30 January 2019
From
Channel NewsAsia
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
LGBT+ people in Singapore 'more fearful' after HIV data leak

A major leak of the confidential data of 14,200 people with HIV in Singapore could hamper a fight against new infections among LGBT+ people in the city-state, campaigners said on Tuesday.

Published
29 January 2019
From
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
Singapore HIV registry data leaked online in health breach

Confidential data about more than 14,000 people diagnosed with HIV, including foreign visitors, has been stolen in Singapore and leaked online.

Published
29 January 2019
From
BBC News
Reproductive health
Jamaica: Don’t Coerce Women Living With HIV To Tie Off

Patrice (not her real name) is a woman living with HIV. In a consultation with her doctor, she explained that she and her partner were planning to have a child. The doctor is said to have told her that she was wicked to want to get pregnant and pass the virus on to her child.

Published
23 January 2019
From
The Gleaner
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
No HIV test, no marriage license, Jakarta tells couples

No HIV test, no marriage license, Jakarta tells couples - ucanews.com  UCA NewsAuthorities in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have introduced a regulation requiring couples to take an HIV test in order to obtain a marriage license.

Published
18 January 2019
From
UCA News
Clinical trials
Family duty is a powerful force in China. Is that why so many couples signed up for the ‘CRISPR babies’ experiment?

Young adults in China feel a powerful cultural obligation to marry and have kids, but that life plan suddenly looks unattainable to people told they’re infected with HIV, particularly for the many who can’t afford or are unaware of treatments that would allow them to have uninfected children. So when an ambitious scientist offered HIV-positive men and their spouses what seemed to be a way out of this despair, several hundred couples in China jumped at the chance, expressing interest in a clinical trial that promised to deliver them babies forever protected from HIV infections.

Published
15 January 2019
From
STAT
Women
One in 4 women at sexual health clinics reports coercion over their reproductive lives

As many as one in four women attending sexual and reproductive healthcare services say they are not allowed to take control of their own reproductive lives, reveals a review of the available evidence, published today in BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. As well as not being able to actively choose whether to use contraceptives, or start or continue with a pregnancy, this 'reproductive control' also takes the form of 'contraceptive sabotage', which includes covert removal of a condom during sex, so invalidating consent, the research shows.

Published
08 January 2019
From
EurekAlert
HIV testing policies and guidelines
Malaysian AIDS council slams proposed mandatory HIV tests for non-Muslims

The Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) has panned a proposal by the women, family and community development ministry to make HIV tests compulsory for non-Muslims intending to tie the knot. In a statement, MAC said conducting compulsory HIV screenings is not an “effective, long-term solution” to combat rising HIV cases, adding that HIV testing should only be done on a voluntary basis.

Published
20 December 2018
From
Free Malaysia Today
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We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

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