Screening hoped to remove HIV stigma
HIV testing aim to lessen stigma, but does universal testing make sense for low-risk groups?
Published On 1 May 2013
An influential panel of doctors is calling for universal HIV tests in the US, to help prevent the disease from spreading.
Insurers would be obliged to cover the cost of the tests under the new health care law.
It is hoped such a move would also combat stigma associated with HIV-AIDS.
Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports.
Source: Al Jazeera