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Discrimination against people with HIV and AIDS reached record levels this year in Switzerland. By mid-November 2018, the Swiss AIDS Foundation (ASS) had registered 122 such complaints.
These discriminations affected in particular social insurance (23), private insurance (22) and public health (20). In addition, there were 27 cases of data breach in the medical, personal, professional and other fields.
This is already more than the number of cases reported for the whole of 2017 and it is also more than in previous years where this number hardly exceeded 90.
A health insurance company refused additional outpatient insurance to a man who was on therapy whose virus is not detectable. In another case, a sickness fund refused benefits for the treatment of HIV sequelae.
The cases also included the refusal of a mbadeuse and a dentist to care for HIV-positive patients. A Graubünden retirement home has also rejected requests from three elderly people carrying the virus.
The legal counsel of the SSA has been able to intervene successfully several times, he announced on Tuesday. Legal channels are limited, however, because Switzerland does not have an anti-discrimination law. (Ps / nxp)
Created: 27.11.2018, 16:57
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