Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Ha Noi, Feb. 4 (VNA) -- The Public Health and the Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Ministries have promulgated regulations listing occupations prohibited to HIV/AIDS carriers. They include medical services, cosmetic and orthopaedic surgery which involve employees in directly dealing with human blood and fluid.

But employers are not allowed to make employees in these occupations have HIV/AIDS tests and they are obliged to arrange suitable work for, or retrain, HIV/AIDS infected workers whose test results must be kept confidential.

HIV/AIDS infected workers must follow measures to prevent any spread of the disease;inform employers of the infection and volunteer to abandon their jobs and do new work assigned to them by their employers.

The Public Health Ministry has also issued a number of regulations for blood tests in medical clinics throughout Viet Nam to prevent HIV/AIDS .

HIV/AIDS tests will not be given to blood donors but only blood bags and bottles. However, in any case including sperm, skin tissue or organs donation, blood must be checked for HIV/AIDS before any medical procedures are implemented.--VNA