Manipur: HC directs govt to install CD4 machines in all districts

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HC directs govt to install CD4 machines

The Imphal Free Press

IMPHAL, Jun 26: The Gauhati High Court, Imphal bench has directed the

concerned authorities of the Manipur government to install adequate

CD4 count machines in every district of the state.

The direction of the court stated that all the necessary steps should

be taken up by the respondents, the agencies of the state government

working for the HIV/AIDS, as far as possible for making available

adequate number of CD4 testing machines in all districts in the state

so that testing and treatment can be made available in the districts.

The direction of the court was given in response to the writ petition

filed at the intiative of the Human Righs Law Network, Manipur unit

by Leimapokpam Deepak Singh and its general secretary representing

the Manipur Network of Positive People (MNP+), Maibam Paikhomba

Meitei, advocate of the Human rights law Network, Manipur.

The petitioners when putting up the PIL stated the grievances faced

by the needy persons and prayed to the court for directions to the

concerned authorities for provision of at least two CD4-count

machines in the four ART roll out centres and setting up of a

committee.

The committee should consist of at least two positive persons from

the network of petitioners and hospital doctors to look into the

proper functioning of the machines installed at present and submit

quarterly report to the high court.

It also prayed to the court for directions for providing the CD4-

count testing free of cost at the centres and creating

infrastructures in the ART roll out centres.

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