Entry regulations		Residence regulations		Additional information
No restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS. No HIV testing on entry.				Health certificates required by some communities for marriage.

HIV-specific entry and residence regulations for Peru

There are no specific entry or residence regulations for people with HIV/AIDS. Neither a medical certificate nor an HIV test result is required when entering the country. Foreigners with a known HIV infection are not subject to specific residence regulations. There are no regulations regarding the control, deportation or expulsion of those concerned. 

(Source: 1)

Antiretroviral medication can be imported for personal use. 

(Source: 1) 

Some communities require a health certificate and HIV testing of people who want to get married (Peruvians and foreigners). If the result is positive, the right to marry can be denied.  

Antiretroviral medication can be imported for personal use and for the expected duration of stay. 

(Source: 3)

 

HIV treatment information for Peru

Appropriate treatment facilities are available and open to foreigners with HIV/AIDS. The "TARGA" treatment is provided at no charge through public hospitals and the Health Centres Network. TARGA also is available for foreigners without restrictions.

Treatment centres and hospitals specialised in HIV/AIDS:

• Hospital Dos de Mayo
  Parque de la Medicina s/n
  Lima Cercado, Peru
   
• Hospital Daniel A. Carrion
  Avenida Guardia Chalaca 1860
  Bellavista
  Callao, Peru

(Sources: 1, 2)

 

HIV information / HIV NGOs in Peru

Organisations specialised in HIV/AIDS:

• INPPARES
  Instituto Peruano de Paternidad Responsable
  Gregorio Escobedo 145, Jesus María
  Lima, Perú
  Phone: 4635778; 4601037
  Web: www.inppares.org.pe
  
  INPPARES offers HIV testing, medical and psycological services at low prices. Offices in Iquitos, Tumbes, Piura, Chiclayo, Chimbote, Lima, Cusco, Ica, Arequipa and Tacna.
   
• MHOL
  Movimiento Homosexual de Lima
  Mariscal Miller 828, Jesús María
  Lima, Perú
  Phone: 3322945
  Web: www.mhol.org.pe
  E-mail: [email protected]
  
  MHOL is affiliated with the Public Health Ministry, providing legal advice within the HIV/STI prevention programme.
   
• Via Libre
  Jr. Paraguay 478
  Lima 1
  Peru
  Phone: +51 1 433 1396
  Fax: +51 1 433 1578
  E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
  Web: www.vialibre.org.pe
  
  Contact person: Robinson Cabello, Manuel Rouillon
  Services: Self-Help, sex workers, lesbian & gay helplines, young people, HealthCare/Medical Support, HIV testing, treatment information, women, documentation centres, advocacy/rights
   
• Instituto de Educación y Salud (IES)
  Calle Republica de Chile 641
  Jesus Maria
  Lima 11
  Peru
  Phone: +51 1 433 6314
  Fax: +51 1 433 6314
  E-mail: [email protected]
  Web: www.ies.org.pe
  
  Contact person: Alicia Quintana
  Services: Young people, training, documentation centres, coordinating body, advocacy/rights.
   
• Red Sida Peru
  Pasaje Capri 140
  Santa Catalina — La Victoria
  Lima 13
  Phone: +511 476 0523
  E-mail: [email protected]
  Web: www.redsidaperu.org.pe
  
  HIV/AIDS NGO umbrella organisation
   
• Prosa
  Av. Cuba 523, Jesús María
  Lima, Perú
  Fax: +51 1 266 0746
  E-mail: [email protected]

(Sources: 1, 2, 3) 

Updated information is available through the aidsmap search engine at www.aidsmap.com/en/orgs/ux/default.asp.

 

Global Criminalisation of HIV Transmission Scan

The Global Criminalisation Scan is an initiative of GNP+. It aims to collect and keep up to date information on national and state level laws criminalising the transmission of or exposure to HIV. It also aims to provide an easily accessible ‘clearing-house’ of resources, research, and initiatives on the subject and to provide a platform for advocacy initiatives.

Find out more about the scan and the criminalisation of HIV transmission legislation at http://criminalisation.gnpplus.net/.

 

Sources

1. Embassy of Peru, Bonn, January 15, 2008
2. Jorge Alberto Chávez Reyes, President, Movimiento Homosexual de Lima, by e-mail, October 9, 2007
3. Embassy of Germany, Lima, February 8, 2008

 

updated: 11/10/2008
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