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Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) - April 27, 2005
Privacy policy: The Vietnamese government has passed a decree to allow the punishment of people who discriminate against HIV-positive individuals in the country. This allows the government to fine anyone who, for example, publicises test results, names, addresses or photos of HIV-positive people without their consent.
Vietnam has been criticised for "tolerating the stigmatisation" of HIV/Aids patients, and United Nations agencies have "complained" that HIV-positive people face employment discrimination. The country's national HIV/Aids strategy aims to reduce HIV prevalence and increase awareness about the disease, among the general population and policymakers.
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