Israel
| National policy | |
|---|---|
| National policy/strategy or official recommendations on HIV testing? | Yes |
| National policy/strategy document | |
| Who can administer HIV tests? | |
| Restrictions on who can legally administer HIV tests? | Yes |
| Which groups can legally do HIV testing? |
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| Further comments | |
| Free HIV testing | |
| HIV testing free to all who want it? | Yes in certain places |
| Further comments | non-citizens only in 2 state run STI clinics |
| Is free HIV testing available? | Across whole country |
| Further comments | |
| HIV testing restrictions | |
| HIV testing access restricted for some groups/populations? | Yes |
| Which groups are restricted |
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| Further comments | One respondent stated that Young people under the age of 18 years might face barriers in HIV testing. Privacy issues is also an issue for ultra-Orthodox, Palestinians, transgender people, drug users and sex workers as it is noted by the respondent that these groups feel unsafe in testing centers. |
| Availability of testing in non-clinical settings | |
| Is testing available in any of the following ways? | |
| Postal HIV sampling legal? | No |
| Home HIV testing legal? | No |
| Community testing at NGOs legal? | Yes |
| Community/outreach event testing legal? | Yes |
| Other | parties within the MSM community and universities |
| Rapid tests used by community based testing services/initiatives? | Finger blood |
| Anonymity/Confidentiality of HIV testing | |
| Anonymous testing available? | Yes |
| If yes, please give details | by 2 NGO's with prior permission and two state run STI clinics. For final verifying personal details must be given. |
| If not, why not, what sort of information is required and is there any promise of confidentiality? | |
| Discrimination & equality | |
| Legislation | |
| Legislation protecting the rights of people with HIV? | No |
| Further comments | General anti-discrimination laws are applied to people living with HIV |
| Other key populations | |
| Needle exchange available for people who inject drugs? | Yes |
| Further comments | only available in 4 centers. It is not available in prison. Availability of needle exchange is also confirmed by information available on https://www.hri.global/global-state-of-harm-reduction |
| Opiate substitution therapy available? | Yes |
| Further comments | Not confirmed by https://www.hri.global/global-state-of-harm-reduction |
| Are PWID (people who inject drugs) excluded from HIV treatment while actively using drugs? | No |
| Further comments | PWID are excluded from hepatitis C treatment |
| Legal to sell sex? | Yes |
| Further comments | Currently, the issue of client criminalisation is under debate |
| Legal to buy sex? | Yes |
| Further comments | It is illegal to sell sex and to organise commercial sex in any place. (For more information: http://spl.ids.ac.uk/sexworklaw) |
| Access to HIV Treatment | |
| Free access to HIV treatment? | Yes, for some |
| Further comments | limited access to non-citizens, including asylum seekers not facing deportation. |
| Status and access to HIV treatment and care in your country | |
| Access to HIV treatment restricted for certain populations with HIV? | Yes |
| Which groups are restricted? |
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| If more than one of the above populations selected, please give more information | |
| Status | |
| Country status | Non-EU / Non EFTA |
| Mobility in Europe | |
| Do the following groups/populations have legal access to HIV treatment? (i.e provided on the same basis as citizens of the country) | |
| Legal treatment access: Other EU migrant nationals | Don't know |
| If yes but exceptions, please describe | |
| Legal treatment access: general non-EU migrants | Don't know |
| If yes but exceptions, please describe | |
| Legal treatment access: Non-EU migrants with asylum/refugee status | Don't know |
| If yes but exceptions, please describe | |
| Legal treatment access: Non-EU migrants who are undocumented | Don't know |
| If yes but exceptions, please describe | |
| Further comments | |
| About this data | |
| Last minor revision | |
| Last major revision | 7 December 2016 |
| Published | 19 January 2017 |
| Data sources | As well as responses from in-country individuals and organisations were taken from the following sources: http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/aids/Pages/monitoring-dublin-declaration.aspx |
| Data contacts | Responses were received from Israel AIDS taskforce (www.aidsisrael.org.il) and Jerusalem
Open House for Pride and Tolerance (www.joh.org.il) |