HIV-positive British living in Spain could lose healthcare post-Brexit

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(Reuters Health) - British citizens with HIV who live in Spain could face serious healthcare challenges post-Brexit, potentially risking public ...

- British citizens with HIV who live in Spain could face serious healthcare challenges post-Brexit, potentially risking public health at large, researchers say.

Under the withdrawal agreement negotiated between the UK and EU but rejected by the UK Parliament, that reciprocity would continue. In a no-deal Brexit scenario, however, the protection is lost. If treatment becomes inaccessible, Brexit poses"not simply a serious problem for the individual patient," the authors write, but a public health risk.

"Unraveling over 40 years of integration needs to be done carefully, with attention to all its facets," said Hervey, who was not involved in the paper. "The public agenda has been mostly focused on political, territorial and commercial issues," he said.

 

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