title: Zambian court issues groundbreaking decision concerning HIV testing without informed consent.
abstract: HIV testing is a critical component in the response to HIV. Human rights law requires that it include informed consent, pre- and post-test counselling, and guaranteed confidentiality of test results. In this article, based on her presentation at AIDS 2010, Priti Patel discusses a precedent-setting case in Zambia in which two former members of the Zambian Air Force were subjected to HIV testing without their consent.
authors.affiliation: HIV Programme, Southern Africa Litigation Centre. pritip@salc.org.za
authors.forename: Priti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008889:Military Personnel; D015024:Zambia