Comments on: HIV Screening in the Zambian Air Force http://conflicthealth.com/hiv-screening-in-the-zambian-air-force/ Armed Conflict, Public Health, Human Security, Health Diplomacy, and Medical Intelligence Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:01:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Christopher Albon http://conflicthealth.com/hiv-screening-in-the-zambian-air-force/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Christopher Albon Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:38:12 +0000 http://conflicthealth.com/hiv-screening-in-the-zambian-air-force/#comment-548 Agreed wholeheartedly. Zambia has treated military HIV rates as classified information in the past, but the likely truth is they probably have no idea themselves. Either does many states. In 2004, 33% of Zimbabwean military officers sent to China advanced training had to be sent home for being HIV positive. Agreed wholeheartedly.

Zambia has treated military HIV rates as classified information in the past, but the likely truth is they probably have no idea themselves. Either does many states. In 2004, 33% of Zimbabwean military officers sent to China advanced training had to be sent home for being HIV positive.

]]> By: Warner Anderson MD http://conflicthealth.com/hiv-screening-in-the-zambian-air-force/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Warner Anderson MD Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:28:55 +0000 http://conflicthealth.com/hiv-screening-in-the-zambian-air-force/#comment-547 Military testing of personnel for HIV and other blood-borne pathogens should be mandatory. It should also be known to the troops as a routine procedure to ensure their safety in a disaster "walking bloodbank" scenario. There is no ethical reason antiretrovirals can be given w/o the patient's knowledge. Military testing of personnel for HIV and other blood-borne pathogens should be mandatory. It should also be known to the troops as a routine procedure to ensure their safety in a disaster “walking bloodbank” scenario. There is no ethical reason antiretrovirals can be given w/o the patient’s knowledge.

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