SINGAPORE: Singapore Mulls HIV Testing for Couples Planning to Tie the Knot: Report

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SINGAPORE: Singapore Mulls HIV Testing for Couples Planning to Tie the Knot: Report

Agence France Presse (12.05.04) - Monday, December 06, 2004

Singapore Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said there have been suggestions the city-state should test for HIV all couples seeking to marry, but that public feedback would be sought before any decision is made, the Sunday Times reported. "Should we do it? I don't know. But if you ask me as a parent, I think there is no harm. I have three girls and you do not know what their boyfriends will be like," Khaw was quoted as saying. The city-state recently said it would begin routinely testing pregnant women for HIV. Singapore recorded 242 new HIV infections during 2003, and a record 257 new infections for the first 10 months of this year. Health officials believe this year's figure will surpass 300. Singapore has recorded 2,332 people with HIV to date, of whom 874 have died, 564 have AIDS, and 894 are asymptomatic.
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