HIV screening of foreigners

HIV screening of foreigners

SINGAPORE (AP): The government on Saturday defended laws
obliging foreigners to undergo an AIDS test and prohibiting those
who have contracted the HIV virus from remaining in Singapore.

Under Singaporean law, foreigners who want to live permanently
or work in the city-state for over six months must undergo a
medical examination, including an AIDS test. If they have the HIV
virus, they cannot work here.

"HIV screening of foreigners seeking immigration or work
passes is a measure to safeguard public health," the Ministry of
Home Affairs said in a statement.