Barack Obama has lifted a 22-year-old ban on allowing people infected with the Aids virus into the United States. Skip related content
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Obama lifts ban on Aids patients visiting US
The US President made the announcement in signing an extension of the the Ryan White HIV/Aids Treatment Act, which provides for education, prevention and treatment programs for American HIV patients.
Mr Obama said the ban was imposed 22 years ago when visitors to the United States were treated as a threat.
He said: "We lead the world when it comes to helping stem the Aids pandemic - yet we are one of only a dozen countries that still bar people with HIV from entering our own country.
"If we want to be the global leader in combating HIV/Aids, we need to act like it."
He said his administration will publish a final rule on Monday that eliminates the travel ban early next year.
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