Tratement Inaccessibility could be transformed into Universal Accessibility of Treatment

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Dear FORUM,

The HIV/AIDS Treatment Inaccessibility could be transformed into Universal

Accessibility of Treatment.

I would like to comment on (a) What is currently Inaccessibile? ( Changing

view of the Government of India on access to HIV/AIDS treatment, ©Why these

gaps in access to treatment? and (d) Towards a transformation in access to

HIV/AIDS treatment.

a) What is currently Inaccessibile?

Insufficient CD4 test facility

No viral load test facility

Non access ability of 2nd line or further therapy

No drug resistance test facility

Indirect refusal or harassment for surgery cases

Frequent interruption in supply of O.I. drugs

No follow-up and monitoring counseling

No psychiatric treatment or de addiction support with in treatment

package

No treatment package for HIV-1 infected people

Lack of confidentially in outdoors as well as indoors

Very few ART centers

Very few Anti Stigma and Positive living Campaigns

Lack of family counseling towards anti stigma public disclosure

Changing view of the Government of India on access to HIV/AIDS treatment.

The previous view of Govt. of India was that theire is Insufficient funding

resource for overall treatment. But the current view is that

• Insufficient funding resource for 2nd line Anti Retroviral

treatment and further therapy

• Govt. don't care for the HIV+ staffs newly appointed even in

Govt. Hospitals or programs, in terms of 2nd line ART and further

therapy

• National Aids Control Policy itself violating major Human

Rights of Citizens with HIV or without HIV. Also confronting UNCAT in

terms of Negligence In Health Care

• Delay in pass and enforcement of Patient Law and HIV/AIDS law

c) Why these gaps in access to treatment?

• Due to Govt., Political and Administrative negligence fingering to lack of

fund

• Due to lack of general citizen's support surrounded by Social

Stigma

• Due to lack of awareness in common people to treat HIV as

Major Health Safety Issue

• Due to mostly negative attitude of NACO towards Prevention

Through Complete Care still today

• Non supportive attitude of corporate social responsibilities

in terms to support treatment except own employee

• Due to ongoing tokenistic approach to GIPA Policy at all level

• Most of the State Government don't bother to allocate fund

for Treatment, although Health is a State Part

• National/State Level Human Rights Commissions least bother to

take necessary actions to support Citizen's Life

• Due to lack of follow-up cases by Media as well as lack of

Media Advocacy for Universal Treatment Accessibility

d) Towards a transformation in access to HIV/AIDS treatment.

According to Management Guru Prof. A. Chowdhuri by imposing HIV

Treatment sess of few paisas, Like Education sess on commodities like

Petrol and Diesel etc., this might be negligible to the consumers in

true sense

By appealing to the Corporate Sector as well as to general citizens

for donations to fill up ongoing urgent Life Saving gaps, which could

be delivered through Govt. Hospitals By imposing, Compulsory License on Drug

manufacturing, like Thailand.

By waving all sort of taxes on drugs

Through immediate legal intervention to protect the Rights of People

Living with HIV today

By treating the issue as an urgent Humanitarian Developmental Issue

in Govt. level

By allocating financial support at State Govt. level

Bhaduri Snehansu

49/A/1, B.P. Dey Street, Serampore, Hooghly,

West Bengal, India. Pin-712201.

Phone:+91-33-26521519(resi)

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