Konstantěn
04-14-2007, 10:52 PM
Oh dear,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6553623.stm
(shakes head)
You can sort of tell an election is coming can't you. :(
Konstantin
P.S.
The executive director of the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations, Don Baxter, said there was minimal evidence that HIV-positive migrants posed a risk of spreading the disease.
"If it is happening, we would know about it because we have the best HIV screening in the world," Mr Baxter said. Any suggestion that temporary visa holders should be screened was a "red herring" because cost, logistical problems and the lack of evidence that it was needed made such an extension unlikely.
from :-
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/pm-endorses-strict-hiv-screening/2007/04/13/1175971356338.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6553623.stm
(shakes head)
You can sort of tell an election is coming can't you. :(
Konstantin
P.S.
The executive director of the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations, Don Baxter, said there was minimal evidence that HIV-positive migrants posed a risk of spreading the disease.
"If it is happening, we would know about it because we have the best HIV screening in the world," Mr Baxter said. Any suggestion that temporary visa holders should be screened was a "red herring" because cost, logistical problems and the lack of evidence that it was needed made such an extension unlikely.
from :-
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/pm-endorses-strict-hiv-screening/2007/04/13/1175971356338.html