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In Mozambique, there are no known travel or residency restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS. This means that you can enter the country, regardless of your HIV status, and you should not be deported if you test positive for HIV while you are in the country.<ref name="hivtravel_mozambique">[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=127 MOZAMBIQUE - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | In Mozambique, there are no known travel or residency restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS. This means that you can enter the country, regardless of your HIV status, and you should not be deported if you test positive for HIV while you are in the country.<ref name="hivtravel_mozambique">[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=127 MOZAMBIQUE - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | ||
It is important to understand that Mozambique struggles with an HIV epidemic. As of 2018, about 13% of the population is infected with HIV, and women tend to have higher infection rates than men. In particular, adolescent girls experience higher infection rates than adolescent boys. Many HIV-positive people do not maintain their ART treatment, and Mozambique has a fragile health care system that suffers insufficient funding, infrastructure, and resources.<ref>[https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1869/HIV-AIDS-PEPFAR_-_Sector_Briefer.pdf CONTROLLING THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC]</ref> | |||
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