Singapore Lifts Travel Ban on HIV+

Kudos and thank you, Singapore!

Since 1 April 2015, Singapore has quietly lifted its travel ban on HIV+ people, no announcement were made then. The travel ban has been in place since the 1980s back at a time when HIV was not understood. Techonology in medication has improved vastly and HIV+ people on medication posses little or significantly reduced risk to others.

Only last week, the media has reported that the Government of Singapore has lifted the ban.

So now, foreigners visiting Singapore need not worry of being deported or denied entry.

Ref:
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/entry-ban-eased-for-foreigners-with-hiv

Comments

  1. Anonymous5 September 2015 at 12:08

    I read your entries of your blog in one day. I went for HIV testing and rapid test, the lab assistant call me after 15 minutes and wanna retake/repeat the test. I know this seem not right. With their face expression n how they talk i know the test might be positive. I just relax n do wat ever they want and i was told to wait outside of doctor's room. I was called in and yea i was positive hiv antibody with the rapid test. Its heartbroken yet i still smiling. Doctor ask me wether i'm not afraid of HIV. I keep smiling but in my heart only God knows how it feel. Doctor wanna do confirmatory test for me again and result will be out next week. I know rapid test accuracy is 95-99% but i still hope the confirmatory test will be negative.

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    1. Anonymous8 September 2015 at 15:34

      Wow, you do have that much time to read through everything :)

      Good that you are okay and coping well. Good luck and all the best! It's not the end of the world, the way I look at it, is to be given a wake-up call to a second chance to life. Take good care of it.

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    2. Anonymous9 September 2015 at 06:09

      Its not me but will power to know more about this diseased push me through and i think it worth to read. Your entry do help me to get rough picture how i gonna live if i'm confirm to be HIV postive. I'm so afraid of accepting reality and i know death gonna meet me soon. Hmmm

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  2. travel to singapore23 November 2015 at 13:55

    Good information before entering Singapore.

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  3. Anonymous23 November 2015 at 14:27

    Just sharing

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