According to the latest figures 773 HIV/AIDS cases have been registered in the Kingdom since 1986, 227 of the Jordanians.
Of the total cases among Jordanians, 176 are males and 172 contracted the disease abroad.
Ninety of the patients have died, while the rest are receiving free-of-charge treatment from the Ministry of Health that costs the government JD250 per month for each case.
Foreigners infected with HIV/AIDS who are married to Jordanian women now receive free medication as well.
“The decision was taken in order to prevent the disintegration of families,” Hijjawi told The Jordan Times in a previous statement adding that these foreigners, whose marriages do not entitle them to Jordanian nationality, will not be sent back to their home country and can stay in the Kingdom.
Other foreigners who are infected with HIV/AIDS are sent back to their home countries for treatment, in accordance with World Health Organisation (WHO) agreements.
Since the beginning of the year, 43 HIV/AIDS cases were discovered, with 10 of them among Jordanians. Last year, 69 people tested positive for HIV/AIDS in Jordan, with Jordanians accounting for 14 of the confirmed cases.
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