Re: National Conference of AIDS Society of India (ASICON 2005)

[Guest guest]

Dear FORUM,

This is in response to Mr. Satish Palande's posting on " 1st National Conference

of AIDS Society of India (ASICON 2005): April 2-4, 2005: New Delhi "

Now I am not associated in any way to AIDS Society of India or Not amongst the

friends or followers of AIDS Society of India But I would like to enlighten of

the happenings in India and For Plwhas

Question:- Conferences..conferences.. and more AIDS conferences.

Answer:- Unless and unless we have conferences there will be no give and take of

knowledge between people managing HIV/AIDS patients

Question:- The first announcement came just today. I find that these conferences

are arranged in rush and not properly planned (except to provide platform to

some of organisors to launch themselves).

Answer :- Why the hell did u find that this conference was arranged in a rush,

as I found only the website which was launched by them was under construction

and that is why it was hosted as the material was available(Either u must be

very close to them to know this because the conference is not even started yet,

and no body else than the organizers know how badly or properly it is

planned.

Question:- The PLWAs are totally sidelined by a group of self-appointed " well

wishers " who want to play God on us! One of the organisors is a very

controversial man.

Answer:- The PLWHA will not be sidelined as this conference is for Treating

PLWHA's and as they are the main centre of discussion.

Question:-Instead of leaving the business of holding conferences in the hands of

this mafia, NACO should appoint a proper committee.

Answer:- I dont think NACO is involved in this conference as Organizer maybe it

would be a co-organizer or something like that.

Question:- The registration cost is too high for a poor country like India. How

many NGOs can afford to send their workers to five star hotels.

Answer:- This conference is not for PLWHA's and NGO's, but for Doctors who want

to update their knowledge. There is no three star or two star hotel which could

accomodate and provide a seminar hall facility as utilized by such conferences,

Talking about the registration cost, It could only solve the purpose of three

nights and two days of stay with meals in a five star hotel.

Question:-This conference appears like a private event. Send these doctors to

villages and treat patients there rather then play God on our lives.

Answer:- Let it be a private event but they are sending good messages and proper

guidelines for Doctors, So why to hamper a better ongoing process of updation of

knowledge through them. Talking about people at villages, let me tell u no

person from village will come forward and test himself for HIV.

Note:- If u are a PLWHA please seek help at ur nearest HIV care centre and stop

blaming others for not doing anything.

Dr. Umesh Nichat

E-mail: Usnichat@...