Azerbaijan, Baku, July 25 / Trend A.Huseynbala /
Azerbaijan may adopt a law on struggle against the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
A law on prevention of persons infected with AIDS was adopted in 1996. At that time, there were only seven people infected with AIDS, Deputy chair of the Parliamentary Commission on social Policy Musa Guliyev told Trend on July 25.
Earlier the issues on prevention and struggle against AIDS, social support of the infected people and social responsibility were not studied in the world, Guliyev said.
Substantial changes in broadening of legal base and socio-medical aspects occurred in the world for last 13 years. Numbers of the Commonwealth of Independent States and UN have adopted model laws of the World Health Organization, Guliyev added.
Regarding that recently AIDS has speedily spread in Azerbaijan, the agenda currently includes making amendments and additions to upgrade the law. "As the amendments and additions to the law cover all its articles, it will be right to adopt a new law," Guliyev said.
At present the agenda includes making amendments and additions to the law, Guliyev said.
"A working group formed under the committee is instructed to design amendments and additions. The working group will complete a draft and after its discussions at the committee on the eve of autumn session, it will be determined to submit it to the parliament for discussions as a new legislation. I think it would be better to adopt new legislation," he said.
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