UNAIDS Report on Quarantine - A False Report

[Guest guest]

Dear Moderator,

I am shocked at the way Mr. Misra has submitted his details on us and

would like to clear this to all (IN CAPS).

Point - 1 :

Mr. Anand Tiwari, Advocacy Advisor, UNAIDS India, made a visit on 2nd

November to the PLWAs at the quarantine hospital after a call from

Mr. Rajeev Sadanandan, Consultant, NACO.

TOTALLY FALSE STATEMENT - ANAND TIWARI DID NOT VISIT US NOR ANY OF

THE UNAIDS OFFICIALS VISITED US EXCEPT THAT OF MR. MISRA ON THE LAST

DAY IN MDACS OFFICE. WE DID RECEIVED A CALL FROM MR. TIWARI ASKING

ABOUT THE SITUATION AND WE WERE TOLD THAT HE WOULD CALL US AGAIN, BUT

DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CALL. MR. TIWARI IS REQUESTED TO CLEAR THIS

PLEASE.

Point no. 2 -

" The hospital for quarantine in Mumbai does not provide food etc

free of cost to the inmates. However, medical help is provided and a

doctor visits the hospital on a daily basis to provide assistance as

and when required. However, both the Maharashtra AIDS Control Society

and the Mumbai district AIDS Control Society had initiated steps to

provide food and other necessities for the comfortable stay of the

PLWAs free of charge. UNAIDS had intimated to them of all possible

help in this regard. "

TWICE DR. SHANTA OF MDACS BROUGHT US IDLI AND OTHER HOME MADE STUFF

AND ONCE DR. ALKA GOGATE. MSACS DECIDED TO BORNE THE EXPENSES OF FOOD

AND OTHER AMINITIES THERE. ALL THIS HAPPENED ONLY AFTER THE NEWS

ABOUT US FLASED ON THE EGROUPS.

Point - 3:

Mr. Anand, visited the hospital and also had telephonic conversation

with the Minister of health, Government of Maharashtra, Shri.

Digvijay Khanvilkar, the Director of Health Services, Maharashtra,

Dr. Subhash Salunke and the doctor at the airport, Dr. Prakash

Gaekwad.

WE AGAIN CONFIRM THAT DR. ANAND NEITHER VISITED US NOR ANY OF THE

DOCTORS AND AGENCIES MENTIONED ABOUT AND THE SAME CAN BE CHECKED WITH

HIM TOO.

Point - 4:

As observed by Anand Tiwari of UNAIDS, the condition of the

hospital premises appear satisfactory, as is the case in any other

hospital premises in India.

DR. ANAND NEVER VISITED US NEITHER THE HOSPITAL AND HOW CAN HE

CONFIRM THE SITUATION THERE. WE DID MENTIONED LOTS OF BAD THINGS WE

WENT THRU IN THE HOSPITAL TO DR. MISRA BUT HE FAILED TO MENTION HERE

AND THAT IS MORE SURPRISING. THE CONDITION IN THE HOSPITAL WAS

PATHETIC AND WAS A REAL ISOLATED WARD WITH INSECTS ROAMING ALL OVER

OUR BED SHEETS AND MOSQUITOS TO SUCK OUR BLOOD. I AM SHOCKED AND

DISAPPOINTED AS THIS STATEMENT OF DR. MISRA.

Point - 5:

" The PLWAs appeared to be in good health. Doctors had visited the

hospital and provided all medical help to the PLWAs. They also

ensured separate rooms for the males and females in the group. The

hospital has been asked to provide all necessary help (food, stay and

medical help) to all PLWAs in the future and the State AIDS Societies

will be intimated and all expenses will be borne by the AIDS Control

Societies. The airport authorities have also been appraised on steps

to be taken in future " .

OOPS!!! DOCTORS VISITED US ONLY AFTER 38 HOURS. VERY FIRST DAY A

FRIEND OF OUR FROM KERALA STARTED VOMMITTING AND WE WENT THRU HARD

TIME REQUESTING FOR MEDICINES FOR HIM. MS. D'COASTA STARTED HAVING

SEVERE ABDONMENT PAIN AND THREE OF US ARE STILL HAVING LOOSE MOTION

PROBLEMS AFTER HAVING LUNCH AND DINNER FROM THE BEER BARS (THE KIND

OF ONLY RESTAURANTS WITH SPICY FOOD NR. THE QUARANTINE PLACE)

A DOCTOR WHO VISITED US AFTER 38 HOURS WITH DR. V.L. KULKARNI OF

MSACS CAME WITH MASK TO CHECK US AND WE WERE SHOCKED AND I RAISED THE

ISSUE TO WHICH HE REPLIED THAT HE HAS JUST COME OUT OF A OPERATION

FROM THE HOSPITAL AND WANTED TO SAVE US FROM OIs AND HENCE WEARING

THIS MASK (THIS WAS ALSO MENTIONED TO DR. MISRA)WE ARE STILL IN THE

MASK STAGE FRIENDS.

Point - 6:

The quarantine does not suggest any direct discrimination on grounds

of HIV/AIDS and necessary steps have been taken to ensure compliance

of the guidelines of the government and also for a comfortable stay

at the quarantine hospital.

THE DISCRIMINATION WE WENT AT AIRPORT WITH DR. PRAKASH GAIKAWAD AND

OTHER STAFF THERE WAS REALLY ANNOYING. WE WERE ASKED TO TELL ABOUT

OUR STATUS IN FRONT OF ALL OTHER STAFF AT THE AIRPORT. EVEN AFTER

OPENING OUR STATUS AT 2:00 A.M. WE WERE ASKED TO WALK ONE K.M. FROM

THE AIRPORT WITH OUR LAUGAGE TO THE OPD EVEN AFTER INFORMING DR.

GAIKWAD ABOUT OUR STATUS AND TIRENESS OF 6 HOURS IN THE FLIGHT. THE

BRIBE AND THE TREATMENT OF DR. GAIKWAD WAS ALSO INFORMED TO DR. MISRA.

WE THE PLHAS ARE SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED ON THE FALSE REPORT

PRESENTED BY DR. MISRA AND THE MOTIVE BEHIND HIS DOING SO IS WELL

KNOWN TO HIM.

WE NOW HAVE LOST OUR LAST HOPE WITH UNAIDS ALSO. IT SEEMS THAT THE

REPORT IS DONE IN THE STYLE IT IS ASKED BY SOMEONE WHICH IS MORE

DISAPPOINTING.

FURTHER WE REQUEST OUR PLHA BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO NOT TO TAKE ANY

DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO MUMBAI AIRPORT AND DELHI

AIRPORT BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE WHERE THERE IS QUARANTINE

CENTRE. THUS ONE CAN EASILY TAKE A FLIGHT TO COCHIN OR OTHER CITIES

AND A CONNECTING FLIGHT THEREOF TO SAVE YOURSELF FROM HUMINILATION

AND WRONG REPORTS LIKE THIS.

WE ALL JOINTLY PROTEST ON THIS REPORT BY DR. MISRA.

PS: ALSO PLEASE READ THE MAIL SENT BY RAJIV KAIFF OF NEPAL COZ THEY

WERE ALSO WITH US ON THE SAME FLIGHT. ALSO READ THE MAIL BY GEOFF WHO

ALSO VISITED INDIA AFTER UGANDA CONFERENCE.

In solidarity

vijay nair and others

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