Article 10 of the Saudi AIDS Prevention Law

المادة 10 من نظام الوقاية من متلازمة العوز المناعي المكتسب الإيدز وحقوق المصابين وواجباتهم

The article requires that the community's right to protection from infection be respected, and obliges health, educational, social and media bodies to take prevention and awareness measures and highlight the religious and ethical aspects.

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

يجب مراعاة حقوق أفراد المجتمع في الوقاية من عدوى الإصابة بالفيروس، وتتخذ الجهات الصحية والتعليمية والاجتماعية والإعلامية الإجراءات اللازمة للوقاية، والتعريف والتوعية بمختلف جوانب هذا المرض، وإبراز الجوانب الشرعية والأخلاقية، وأهمية الالتزام بها؛ لدعم جوانب وقاية الأفراد والأسرة والمجتمع من الإصابة بالإيدز.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Article 10 explained in plain English

After earlier articles established the rights of persons living with the disease, this article confirms the other side of the balance: the right of members of society to protection from infection with the virus.

First: the general principle

The rights of members of society to protection from infection with the virus must be respected.

Second: the bodies bound

The health, educational, social and media bodies. Note that the text names the social bodies expressly alongside the health, educational and media bodies.

Third: what these bodies do

Take the necessary measures for prevention.
Inform and raise awareness about the various aspects of the disease.
Highlight the religious and ethical aspects and the importance of adhering to them.

Fourth: the aim

To support the protection of individuals, the family and society from infection with AIDS.

Relation to other articles: this article focuses on prevention and the community's right, and highlights the religious and ethical aspects. Article 9 also sets the cases in which an AIDS test may be imposed, including pre-marital checks and pregnant women.

The article is addressed to the bodies named, and it does not specify the form or details of the measures.

Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.

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