Guinea
Regulations on entry, stay, residence, and treatment access for people living with HIV
The categories of restriction are:
- Unclear restrictions - it is not clear to what extent restrictions apply.
Restrictions on entry to Guinea
We found no evidence of any official restrictions on entry to Guinea based on HIV status.
According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Guinea does not have any HIV-related restrictions on entry.
The official website for Guinean e-visa contains a list of supporting documents that should be included with a visa application and none of those documents makes reference to HIV or general health of the applicant. However, a yellow fever certificate should be included.
Restrictions on short-term stay in Guinea
We found no evidence of any official restrictions on short-term stay in Guinea based on HIV status.
According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Guinea does not have any HIV-related restrictions on short-term stay.
Restrictions on long-term stay in Guinea
It is unclear whether Guinea imposes restrictions on long-term stay of people living with HIV.
The official website for Guinean e-visa contains a list of supporting documents that should be included with a residency application and none of those documents makes reference to HIV or general health of the applicant. However, a yellow fever certificate should be included.
However, Article 38 of Law No. L/9194/019/CTRN of 1994 on the conditions of entry and residence of foreigners in the Republic of Guinea, states that the application to obtain a resident’s card ‘must be accompanied by a medical certificate issued by an approved doctor, an extract from the criminal record, both of which must be less than three months old, and a receipt for payment to the Treasury of the fees provided for in article 9 of this Act.’ It is not clear if such health certificate includes HIV disclosure or testing.
Article 199 of the Public Health Code states that ‘premarital check-ups and examinations are intended to detect anomalies or illnesses that may compromise procreation. These include – Certain congenital or non-congenital malformations that make mating impossible; – Sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS (sic); – Incompatible blood groups.’.
Treatment access in Guinea
The following summarises available information on access to healthcare for people living with HIV in Guinea. There is no evidence that non-nationals are restricted from accessing treatment in the same way as nationals.
According to the Global Migration Data Portal, managed by the Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC), migrants, regardless of their status, have the same access to public health care as Guinean nationals. Migrant workers enjoy the same rights as nationals in terms of access to basic social protection.
Sources
The HIV Justice Network's Global HIV Criminalisation Database
Visit the Guinea page on the Global HIV Criminalisation Database to see more information about known HIV criminalisation laws in this country, an overview of how the laws are used, and any significant advocacy developments.
UNAIDS Global AIDS monitoring data
This information about access to HIV services comes from UNAIDS https://lawsandpolicies.unaids.org/, a platform to view data on HIV-related laws and policies. This is information provided by national authorities and civil society and may contradict other sources.
Migrant populations
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable documented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable undocumented migrants to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | Yes |
| Migrants are able to access HIV services | Yes |
Refugees and asylum seekers
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable asylum seekers to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens | Yes |
| Laws/policies enable refugees to access HIV services under the same conditions as citizens implemented (countries with such laws/policies) | Yes |
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