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It is difficult to find recent data on HIV rates in Iceland. There are no rates available from UNAIDS or the CIA World Factbook (as of March 2019) However, we do know that 24 people were diagnosed with HIV in 2015, and 13 people were diagnosed in 2013. While these rates are low, they do show an increase in diagnoses.<ref>[https://gayiceland.is/2017/rapid-hiv-hepatitis-c-tests-available-iceland-first-time/ RAPID HIV AND HEPATITIS C TESTS AVAILABLE IN ICELAND FOR THE 1ST TIME]</ref> Furthermore, in 2017, it was estimated that about 230 were on ART, according to UNAIDS.<ref>[http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/iceland ICELAND 2017, HIV and AIDS Estimates]</ref> | It is difficult to find recent data on HIV rates in Iceland. There are no rates available from UNAIDS or the CIA World Factbook (as of March 2019) However, we do know that 24 people were diagnosed with HIV in 2015, and 13 people were diagnosed in 2013. While these rates are low, they do show an increase in diagnoses.<ref>[https://gayiceland.is/2017/rapid-hiv-hepatitis-c-tests-available-iceland-first-time/ RAPID HIV AND HEPATITIS C TESTS AVAILABLE IN ICELAND FOR THE 1ST TIME]</ref> Furthermore, in 2017, it was estimated that about 230 were on ART, according to UNAIDS.<ref>[http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/iceland ICELAND 2017, HIV and AIDS Estimates]</ref> | ||
There are protocols and rules in place for HIV testing. Anyone can get an HIV tests, and these tests are free. Pregnant women are offered HIV tests during their pregnancy, but nobody will be tested to tests against their will. You can receive an HIV test at any doctor's office, and the test results will be confidential.<ref name="icelandichealth_hiv">[https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2018/08/09/a_victory_for_hiv_positive_people_in_iceland/ "A victory for HIV positive people in Iceland"]</ref> | |||
You can read a personal account of getting an STI test [https://grapevine.is/mag/column-opinion/2015/11/05/the-ultimate-walk-of-shame-std-testing-in-reykjavik/ here]. | You can read a personal account of getting an STI test [https://grapevine.is/mag/column-opinion/2015/11/05/the-ultimate-walk-of-shame-std-testing-in-reykjavik/ here]. | ||
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===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
* Anyone can get HIV tests in Iceland, and they are free to charge.<ref | * Anyone can get HIV tests in Iceland, and they are free to charge.<ref name="icelandichealth_hiv" /> | ||
* In the summer of 2018, the Icelandic Medicine Pricing and Reimbursement Committee approved to subsidize costs for Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil Krka for people with HIV.<ref | * In the summer of 2018, the Icelandic Medicine Pricing and Reimbursement Committee approved to subsidize costs for Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil Krka for people with HIV.<ref name=[https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2018/08/09/a_victory_for_hiv_positive_people_in_iceland/ "A victory for HIV positive people in Iceland"]</ref> | ||
==Medications & Vaccines== | ==Medications & Vaccines== | ||