Hello from a general physician in mumbai

[Guest guest]

This is Dr.Deepa Rajpal, from Vashi, Mumbai.

I am general physician in bombay .I have a hospital here at Koper

Kharaine , Vashi, which is a 3 storyed hospital, along with three

OTs. We Never refuse a HIV infected patient for thier treatments as some

hospitals do. my hospital is well equipped with the latest trends

happening in medicines and also a clinic in mumbai at govandi....

where there are a lot of HIV patients in and around me . I really

want to help them out and feel sad for the state that they r into . I

would like to be involved as a physician to hold programmes for them

who need it .And if required i am willing to do Research programmes

also.

I have also done a lot of lions club camps for the poor and needy.

Kindly let me know if there is any way i can help or be placed with

your NGO and do the same .ill be more than grateful if any

organisation could take me for the same .And i would be more than

happy to serve them and your ngo if given a chance.

Dr.deepa Rajpal

E-mail: <pooja1_us@...>

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[Guest guest]

Dear Dr. Deepa,

Greetings. Your spontaneous offer of medical services and expertise to the

Society on prevailing HIV/AIDS is very interesting and encouraging.

If Medical Community, Health Specialists and Service Providers come

forward like this and offer their excellence of Medical Care and Support,

and Treatment Services, we have no doubt to educate and eradicate our

prevailing Social Stigma and Discrimination on HIV/AIDS demonstrating our

leadership on World AIDS Campaign (2002-2003) based on Stigma and

Discrimination " LIVE, and LET LIVE " , create an environment to make

Patient -Friendly Treatment and Care based Services, and make a head way to

Building Consensus on Vaccine Development, Access, and Deployment in India.

Our problem in India is we are still silent and not prepared to Break the

Silence on HIV/AIDS.

Press News Refers: .... " TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2002 ]

PUNE: Hospitals, doctors and nurses denying treatment to AIDS patients

is not an uncommon occurrence in Pune and elsewhere in India. This stigma

associated with treating Aids patients in hospitals in the country is now the

subject of a collaborative research between Yale University and the National

Aids Research Institute (Nari), Pimpri.

The study titled, Understanding HIV-relevant stigma in India?,undertaken by the

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Nari, and Yale University, Centre for

Interdisciplinary Research on Aids (CIRA), aims at investigating into the

beliefs and values about HIV-related stigma in hospital settings, and how it

affects the treatment..... "

Working together works, and partnership working with PLWHAs and Medical

Practitioners / Health Service Providers is one of the best solution to

combat the spread of HIV/AIDS and demonstrate our leadership to " Break the

Silence " . HIV/AIDS Task Force, Rotary International District 3140 is active

from its Commitment to Action towards 'Break the Silence' and are keen to

developing

partnerships on HIV/AIDS for Education / Workplace Awareness / Counseling,

Care and Support, Treatment, Advocacy, Human Rights, etc. Our 117 Rotary

Clubs in RID 3140 shall be too glad to develop partnership with you and work

together. By a copy of this mail, I am pleased to forward your mail to

Rotary Club Presidents and Rotarians, the community leaders working at

grass roots level. Attached is the 4th Electronic News Letter on HIV/AIDS

Awareness Task Force, RID 3140.[sorry, attachement is permitted on this forum

due to virus scare! Moderator]

At the same time, you may think of joining a Rotary Club near by to your

workplace or residence and join hands with Rotary to demonstrate your

excellence on HIV/AIDS. For more information, you may please contact the

undersigned.

To come out with such a Patient-Friendly Service capabilities, HIV/AIDS

Service Providers to people suffering from HIV/AIDS, I have pleasure to

inform you that, Positive Peoples' Foundation (PPF) is working on to

developing a " Doctors Collective " , who will in appreciation welcome your

gesture and enlist your interest. Please contact Mr. Ashay Kurnurkar,

President of PPF on e-mail: ashay_kar@...

Dr. Ganesh P. Rane.

RRR Industries, A/109, Ansa Indl. Estate,

Saki-Vihar Road, Mumbai 400 072 . India.

Tel.: 91-22-8521974 / 8526685;

Fax.: 91-22-692 5178 / 6312814.

e-mail.: drrane@...

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