Question
Can the government continue to provide medication to HIV-positive people who are deported?
17 April 2006. Related: Access to treatment, All topics.
Answer
People who lose the right to stay in the UK, will not continue to be treated if they leave the UK. This is a terribly difficult and upsetting situation. Some doctors may find a way to provide a few months supply to people who lose their appeal but this is also difficult.
(Adapted from a question from the i-Base Q&A pages of the African Eye a new treatment publication for African communities affected by HIV who are living in the UK)
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