Entry regulations		Residence regulations		Additional information
No restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS. No HIV testing on entry.

HIV-specific entry and residence regulations for Zambia

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 for personal use can be imported. A prescription must be carried.

(Sources: 1, 2)

 

HIV treatment information for Zambia

Medical treatment for people with HIV/AIDS is offered in most public hospitals. However, the financial means of these hospitals are very limited. The government’s efforts in this field are supported by some NGOs.

(Source: 2)

 

HIV information / HIV NGOs in Zambia

There is the "Kara Counselling & Training Trust", that mainly offers counselling and HIV testing. The address is:

• Kara Counselling & Training Trust
  Hope House
  Counselling & HIV Testing
  P.O. Box 37559
  Lusaka
  Phone: +260 1 227 085/87, 229 847
  Fax: +260 1 228 948

(Source: 1)

• Family Life Movement of Zambia (FLMZ)
  Design House
  P.0. Box 37644
  Lusaka / Zambia
  Phone: +260 1 221 898 /224 669
   
• Medical Women Association of Zambia (MWAZ)
  P.O. Box 317 Y
  Lusaka / Zambia
  Phone +260 1 254 71 0
  Fax: +260 1 250 753
  Contact Person Dr. A. Mwiinga
   
• Society for Women and AIDS in Zambia (SWAAZ)
  P.0. BOX 501 1 0
  Lusaka University Teaching Hospital
  Zambia
  Phone: +260 1 252 904
   
• NGO Coordinating Committee Zambia
  P.0. Box 37879
  Lusaka / Zambia
  Phone: +260 1 223 834
  Fax.: +260 1 224 241
  E-mail: [email protected]
  Attention of: Grace Kanyanga; Executive Director

(Source: 2)

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. German Embassy, Lusaka, February 21, 2008
2. Zambian Embassy, Bonn, January 26, 2000 and March 6, 2008

 

updated: 11/22/2008
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