title: Nigeria: HIV-positive woman launches suit after being denied treatment.
abstract: A 39-year-old woman who was denied treatment at a hospital in Lagos simply because she is HIV-positive is fighting back through the courts. The Center for the Right to Health has filed a lawsuit on her behalf, seeking damages as well as an injection to prevent further discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS who seek treatment.
authors.forename: Ebenezer Durojaye
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Tope
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*