Re: NHRC seeks report on refusal of treatment to HIV patient

[Guest guest]

Dear FORUM,

It is very sad to hear this type of incidents repeats in an advanced to state

like kerala, the health care professionals need to be sensitized more over

according to Indian medical council

(professional conduct and Ethics) regulation 2002”

http://www.mciindia.org/know/rules/ethics.htm

(The Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, and Ethics) Regulations

related to the professional conduct, etiquette and ethics were notified in 2002)

No physician shall arbitrarily refuse treatment to patient, expect for a good

reason, and in the case of an epidemic, the physician should not abandon his

duty for fear of contracting the disease himself. "

As a member of a professional body,doctors are obligied to follow this conduct

failing which, I think the pateint or a friend has every right to complaint this

body. The protocl for the treatment of PLHIVs ( I think approved by IMA) madate

to take universal precaution.

Why health care professionals are not willing to follow this protocl and

deceiving their own profession and medical ethics?

Joy Cyriac

E-mail: <joycyriac2000@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear Forum,

Re: /message/7627

This kind of denial of treatment to the HIV victim is practiced not only in

kerala but almost everywhere in India.

We from Tamil Nadu networking people with HIV/AIDS(TNNP+) in Madurai witness the

same almost every day. The common problems here in Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, is

when a PLHA discloses his status or is tested positive, he immediately confronts

with denial of treatment.

If persuaded, they remain rigid and just provide some treatment irrelevant to

the complications the patient suffers. To the worst the PLHA are not given

admission when required... in case of emergency the treatment and the admission

are nowhere to be found even in this well known Rajaji Hospital in Madurai.

Are we to blame the ART center? Are we to blame the STD ward? Are we to blame

the other Depts/ that PLHA are referred to? Is there not enough doctors to

provide treatment for us...? Whom are we to blame?

All I know is there are very few dedicated souls for the cause of PLHA and the

agony we suffer!

What can be done to change this attitude?.

This is a deadly epidemic we agree. we being caught in this deadly epidemic wish

that none suffersw the same as we do. Being positive network with about 20,000

members we take an oath that we would stand for the cause of a PLHA any where in

this world and specially in Tamil Nadu. We believe in this.

" We know what a person thinks, not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his

actions. " and would fight till the actions and the reaction to a PLHA is

favourable and acceptable to us.

With empathy on behalf of PLHA and their networks

Karunanidhi.G

Tamilnadu PLHA Network

e-mail: <tnnpplus@...>