Romania-29th Session, January 2018-HIV and AIDS

Para 12) On 16 June 2022, the law criminalizing the “Inciting [of] the public, by any means, to violence, hatred or discrimination against a category of persons or against a person on the grounds of belonging to a certain category of persons defined on criteria of race, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, gender, sexual orientation, opinion or political affiliation, wealth, social origin, age, disability, chronic non-communicable disease or HIV/AIDS infection, considered by the perpetrator as causes of one person's inferiority toward others” was published in the Official Gazette. The constitutional preliminary exam concluded on the conformity of the draft law with the fundamental law and the international human rights standards. Para 91) The next strategic health policy framework in Romania up to 2030 will include HIV prevention, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. The HIV surveillance system in Romania is carried out by nine Regional HIV Centres, which provide the clinical and biological assessment for all patients in active surveillance, as well as the establishment of the treatment schemes. 51 infectious diseases hospitals and wards can provide the specific antiretroviral therapy. Para 93) The 2022-2026 National Anti-drug Strategy covers, in the field of drug demand reduction, specific measures and interventions focused on children and young people’s healthy and safe development (sub-populations most affected by the drug phenomenon) and on the reduction of illicit drug use, in conjunction with sustainable measures for the development of vulnerable communities. Priority is also given to assistance for certain vulnerable groups, including women drug users, people with a long history of drug use, communities with a high rate of HIV, hepatitis, TB and immigrants from countries with a high rate of HIV infection. Para 94) The strategy also aims at improving the access for injecting drug users to prevention, counselling, treatment, testing and vaccination services for HIV, HBV, HCV, TB and other related diseases.