No HIV Test Kits: What a shame on AIDS Control Prog of .Andhra Pradesh.

[Guest guest]

Dear Forum,

Andhra Pradesh is believed to be one of the leading HIV infected States in

India, which runs its VCTCs without kits more than a month by now….

What the billion dollars (in the name of AIDS) offices such as NACO and APSACS

are doing, they have so much of money to organize campaigns/public meetings to

publicize them selves, whereas the poor fellows who infected wanted themselves

to go for the check, also for the ART are dying (without this Facility), while

the others continue infecting the innocent partners with no intention.

NACO and other agencies are engaged in mega clean up of NGOs. Forgetting the

ultimate existence of " Positive Net Works " in its mind, are running out for

Projects to enjoy luxury in many of the cases...

Can't these Networks,CBOs raise their voices on issues like these than fighting

for Community Care Centers etc. If the problem allowed further to continue just

like this then how the AIDS control program are going to be effective and

control the epidemic?

Jaya Singh

e-mail: jayasingh_1999@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear FORUM,

It is hightime for NACO to focus on supply chain management having as they now

have an additional secretary to look after " Procurement " .

AP should bring back Mrs. Damayanthi as PD and have a check on the external

agencies who claim to provide funding support and in the end implement programs

of their choice and not in line with the needs of the PLHIV.

Dr.Sundararaman.

e-mail: <tenthplanet@...>