University of New South Wales, Australia
HIV-infected refugees in New Zealand threatened by negative public and political opinion
Published in Health Business Week, October 20th, 2006
According to a recent report from Australia, "Refugees, as forced migrants, have suffered displacement under conditions not of their own choosing. In 2000 there were thought to be 22 million refugees of whom 6 million were HIV positive.
"While the New Zealand government has accepted a number of HIV positive refugees from sub-Saharan Africa, this hospitality is under threat due to negative public and political opinion."
"Epidemic conditions raise the social stakes attached to sexual exchanges, contagion becomes a major figure in social...
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Source: Health Business Week (2006-10-20)
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