Awareness About Medico-Legal Aspects of HIV/AIDS

Authors

  • Shamim Riaz Alias Anni Fatima Jinnah Women University
  • Hiffsa Bibi Fatima Jinnah Women University
  • Samia Hasnat Fatima Jinnah Women University

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to elucidate the fact that the AIDS/HIV pandemic requires a unique and truly global response. The incidences of AIDS are continuously rising all around the world affecting both the highly developed countries like the US and the developing countries like India and Pakistan. Despite improvements in technology, the modern world is not prepared to cope with this quickly spreading disease the definitive cure for which is not yet known. AIDS is a serious medical issue, which, due to its prevalence and complexity-affects many aspects of our life, resulting in legal issues as well. Moreover, the discrimination against HIV patients makes the situation critical to such an extent that medical care and health facilities are not provided to them properly. The law can prevent these things by acting as a barrier to HIV but unfortunately the legislatures nearly around the world lag in enacting specific laws to prevent AIDS.

Author Biographies

Shamim Riaz Alias Anni, Fatima Jinnah Women University

Shamim Riaz Alias Anni has completed her intermediate in Pre-Medical from Government Girls Post Graduate College Kohat. Now she is studying Law at Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi. She is from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. She is interested in human welfare and she decided to study law in order to use it for the welfare of people, believing that lawyers can speak out when others fear to do so and can stand for the betterment of people and for the rights of individuals. That is why she participated in GIC to highlight the issues faced by AIDS patients and to show that this issue should be solved not only medically but also legally.

Hiffsa Bibi, Fatima Jinnah Women University

Hiffsa Bibi has completed her intermediate in pre-engineering. Now she is studying Law in Fatima Jinnah Women University. She is from Rawalpindi. She is interested in social welfare. She participated in many debating competitions. She also participated in GIC to highlight the medical and legal aspects of AIDS. She chose law for the betterment and welfare of society.

Samia Hasnat, Fatima Jinnah Women University

Samia Hasnat has completed her intermediate in pre-engineering from Punjab Group of Colleges, Pins Dadan Khan. Now she is studying Law at Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi. She is from Pins Dadan District Jhelum. She is strongly motivated by the idea of empowering women and other vulnerable groups of society with the aim of contributing towards the growth of humanity. She participated in 6th GIC to raise awareness about medical and legal aspects of HIV/AIDS.

Published

2022-03-31

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022): Proceedings of the 6th Global Issues Conference

Section

Global Issues Conference Proceedings

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