Re: Reference to Incidents of PLHA Commiting Suicide

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Dear Forum,

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In the message I have posted in reference to the incidence of PLHA

committing suicide, the last paragraph mistakenly have the figure

fifty million instead of five million. I regret the oversight.

Elango Ramachandar

e-mail: <elangoraam@...>

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Dear Forum

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Its really sad to know that people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) are

still committing suicide across the country. Why, we the people

living with HIV/AIDS, all the time facing discrimination from the

society?.

NACO and SACS often proudly say that now stigma is reduced. Is this

the outcome of reduction of stigma?.

We always spoke about human rights and the right to leave a life with

dignity. Still I have so many question in my mind, but who will

answer to all those questions.

In Assam also 10 PLHAs committed suicide during the last two

years. When will we get a strong law which work against

discrimination, stigma and rights violation?.

Jahnabi Goswami

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Dear Forum,

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Remember a dying man never lies. Well, there are several reasons for people

committing suicide, and just because I had a reason to live, even when living

under the best care, under the best doctor in the world , Dr Saag, who

has kept me alive for ten+ years, does not mean I am a happy person.

Perhaps a lot of people kin to me, did not expect me to live so long, and

promised me a lot, in the hope that I would die soon, and now are tired that I

did live.

Actually I lived so long to be able to fight for my mother, a widow, who I knew

would be trampled on, if I did not live.

So to be proud that some one lived for so long with all the knowledge in the

world, is perhaps not enough to be boastful about.

So another way to look at the rampant suicide rates in India is be introspective

and ask why they are committing suicide, for if they were content as most PLWA

in developed countries are, then they would not kill themselves.

Sincerely,

Priyadarshi Datta, PLWHA

e-mail: <thurpu@...>

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Dear Forum,

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Greetings. Yes, there are People Living with HIV/AIDS are committing suicide

across the country. It is happening because of the Stigma and discrimination.

Mximum money is going to prevention part. This money is spend on mass awareness,

to reduce the stigma and discrimination. But still, stigma and discrimination is

happenning.

Why no money is spend on reducing stigma, discrminatiion and the violation of

the rights of PLHAs?

So many sensetization programme, so many support group meeting has happend, but

still stigma and discrimination continues.

Some saty, there is law against stigma and discrimination. But why law also

fails us to protect from stigma and discrimination?

The answer is in the dely is dispensing justice by the legal institutions. When

we file the case in the court, the case will go on year after year, where we

need an urgent result.

Also, when we file case against somebody,he/she is starting to give more stigma

and discrimination.

This is is the background of the news of more PLWHAs committing suicide.

Regards,

Tarit.

Tarit Chakraborty

Regional Co-ordinatore(INP+)

President of BNP+(West Bengal)

email tarit34@...

Hallo-09836258928

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Dear FORUM,

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I am very much in tune with Ms Janabi's concern. We have also lost very able and

dedicated BNP + member last month. There are many grey areas of concern.

One of the major concern is rising number of widows and their children infected

or affected by HIV. Yesterday we lost one very poor widow lady aged 36 years,

R/O Chapra, Bihar, leaving behind 4 small children. Her only fault- husband died

of AIDS 2 years back and no one to look after her, no one to take her to ART

center in time. I am very much concern about the kids so are their grandparents.

This is just one symboic case.

Dr Diwakar Tejaswi

Medical Director

RATNEI, IHO

Patna 9835078298

e-mail: <diwakartejaswi@...>