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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Mali, 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>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=117 MALI - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | In Mali, 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>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=117 MALI - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | ||
Although Mali has a relatively low HIV infection rate for the region, there is a growing HIV infection rate. In 2017, it was estimated that 1.2% of adults of Mali were infected with HIV, which was the 39th highest rate in the world.<ref name="ciaworldfactbook_mali">[https://www.cia.gov/library/PUBLICATIONS/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.htmlCIA World Factbook - Mali]</ref> HIV infection rates increased by 11% between 2010 and 2016. However, one optimistic statistic is that HIV/AIDS-related deaths have decreased by 11% between 2010 and 2016.<ref name="unaids_mali">[http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/mali UNAIDS - Mali]</ref> There were 6,300 HIV/AIDS-related deaths per year in 2017, which is the 37th highest in the world.<ref name="ciaworldfactbook_cameroon" /> | Although Mali has a relatively low HIV infection rate for the region, there is a growing HIV infection rate. In 2017, it was estimated that 1.2% of adults of Mali were infected with HIV, which was the 39th highest rate in the world.<ref name="ciaworldfactbook_mali">[https://www.cia.gov/library/PUBLICATIONS/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.htmlCIA World Factbook - Mali]</ref> HIV infection rates increased by 11% between 2010 and 2016. However, one optimistic statistic is that HIV/AIDS-related deaths have decreased by 11% between 2010 and 2016.<ref name="unaids_mali">[http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/mali UNAIDS - Mali]</ref> There were 6,300 HIV/AIDS-related deaths per year in 2017, which is the 37th highest in the world.<ref name="ciaworldfactbook_cameroon" /> | ||
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