Urgent need for CME for HIV Medicine

[Guest guest]

Dear moderator and Forum members,

This is in response to the mail of Ms. Mallika Jalan. Even though it is very

pertinent to draw the attention of NACO time and again, we need to realize that

some things are beyond the official rules and systems. Inspite of having a very

systematic method of intervention, if we cannot change the outlook and the

attitude of the doctors and service providers towards the PLHA, then how

effective that systematic management will be? No doubt that we need a proper

system for an effective response but when we look at the ground realities, the

perceptions and the attitude of doctors need to be in tandem with the system

otherwise the desired outcome from the systematic management may not be

achieved.

In the context of Manipur, as someone who has been working in this field for

more than a decade, we have come across cases of doctors prescribing Nevirapine

three times a day which is something not called for. There have been cases of

differing opinions among doctors of Manipur in prescribing medicines for O.I.s

along with ART.

So what we feel is that there should be a continous medical education for

doctors from within their community by experienced professionals to tackle the

issue in a more effective and humane approach.

K.Basanta

NEIHRN

E-mail basanta5@... or neihrnimph@...