KATHMANDU, April 14 - A writ petition filed Wednesday at the Supreme Court seeks to make blood tests mandatory for would-be spouses before marriage.
Januka Bhattrai of Dibyashori Samaj, an NGO working on public health, filed the Public Interest Litigation at the court yesterday claiming that people had contracted HIV/AIDS after wedlock in the absence of such tests prior to marriage.

The defendants in the writ petition are the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, the Ministry for Child and Social Welfare and National Center for Controlling AIDS and Sexual Diseases.

An estimated 60,284 have contracted HIV/AIDS in Nepal, reported the Kathmandu Post today

are we heading a good directions on this? how efficient it will be since there is almost no law exists in our country. Mendatory bold testing before marriage ...?? is it possible in country like NEPAL ??

Is it possible, I am not sure because a large part of the country does not have access to even basic health care, leave aside HIV testing facility.

Is it necessary, of course. There should be no shame in getting blood tested before marraige.