HIV Testing without counseling.

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Dear Forum members,

Its very unfortunate that HIV Testing is commonly taking place without

counseling. !!

Our foundation has been working in this field only since the last year and a

half, and since the last few months we have been facing situations where tests

are conducted by reputed institutes, without pre test counseling and the reports

are handed over without any post test couseling.

Further these reports are handed over to anyone coming to receive

them.We have lost patients because of this callous behaviour. They vanish,

disappear, are thrown out, and we don't know what becomes of them.

This hampers the entire purpose of all the care and support work that

organisations are undertaking.

We request the govt agencies along with key opinion makers, if mandatory

counseling can be reinforced, in whatever manner possible. It seems the

entire purpose for testing in some places is only to find out if the person

is positive and then refuse to treat them.

Please look into this urgenlty.

regards,

Juhi Sahai.

E-mail: <jsahai-modicare@...>

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