People living with HIV who need to transit in the United States of America, are provided a blanket waiver for the duration of the 17th International AIDS conference in Mexico. The waiver is valid from July 20 to August 10, 2008.

In the waiver procedure, people living with HIV still have to note that they are living with HIV, when they are applying for the transit visum. However, consular officers should advise HIV/AIDS-infected applicants that the visa may be issued on Form OF-232 to avoid a permanent record in the applicant's passport. Instead the transit visum will contain a general notation regarding the special waiver.   

The first global consultation led by people living with HIV to address their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 5-7 December 2007. The international group of 65 HIV-positive women, men, young people, and transgender people articulated a vision statement to guide advocacy, policy, legal, programmatic and funding priorities that respect SRH and rights, and that underscores the need for health systems to do the same.

Opening the consultation, Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS, stated  “The discussion of sexual and reproductive health rights is often not a priority for development work yet serious violations of the sexual and reproductive health rights of people living with HIV mean that it is a subject that deserves serious input and discussion.”