ICMR institute doing research on HIV at Kolkata does not have Director for last one year

[Guest guest]

To

Mr. A. Ramdoss

Hon'ble Union Health Minister

Govt. of India

Sir,

ICMR Kolkata institute, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases (NICED)

is assigned to look after HIV/AIDS research in West Begal as well as in Manipur.

They have constructed a 10-bedded HIV ward spending lot of money but they didn't

develop proper manpower to keep it functioning. So, it is lying vacant and is

being used for some other purpose.

The institute does not have a full time Director since almost last one year. The

working atmosphere has been deteriorating since last many months. The institute

does not even have any Kolkata based Officer In-charge in absence of a full

fledged Director.

The ICMR authority appears to be reluctant to appoint the Director. NICED people

belive that ICMR is trying to recruit some retitred fellow who is receiving

pension from NICED now. He is able to join before June 2007 because of some

other assignment in a neighbouring country. Hence is the delay.

The institute is looked after by 4 persons unofficially with the controlling

thread is in the hand of Additional Director General, ICMR.

Therefore, you are requested to look after this matter and arrange for

recruiting a full time permanent Director as early as possible to save this

institute and thereby HIV research of West Bengal & Manipur..

Thanking you.

Best regards,

Anita Roy

Research Fellow, NICED

Kolkata, West Bengal

e-mail: <anitaroyanita@...>