Is there any body to save my friend’s life by 2nd line and further ART?

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Dear Forum,

May I take the privilege to draw kind attention of the forum to save

one of my friend's life in Kolkata who needs 2nd line or further Anti

Retroviral Therapy (ART)?

Mr. Shyamal Mitra was in 2nd line ART since last year with the

support of Calcutta Rescue, headed by Dr. Jack Preger. Few months

back Dr. Preger suddenly withdrawn his support (which he also done

earlier with other people) for Mr. Mitra that compelled him to

waiting for death without treatment.

Mr. Mitra is a member of Kolkata Network of People Living with

HIV/AIDS (KNP+) likely from the very beginning of the network. Still,

there is nobody today to demand or to arrange or to take any

necessary action for treatment to save his life as well as to save

his family from opted post death disaster.

Under these circumstances, I would like to request the forum to focus

back to the Immediate Requirement/Demand of 2nd Line and Further ART.

I am also keen to know about the context after the renewed HIV/AIDS

estimates in India in terms of demands of People Living with HIV's

for 2nd line and further ART from various Civil Society Groups,

Positive People's Networks and other Like Minded People for the

compliancy in demanding our basic Right To Life for these Life Saving

Drugs.

· Is our Government constantly rejecting or non-committal

towards 2nd line and further ART due to high cost?

· Are we demanding from the Government to take about providing

or to keep it's promise to provide Universal Access To Treatment as a

signatory member country of UNGASS Commitment?

· How long should we wait till the Government decides to set up

infrastructure for Viral Load Test, staff Training etc. for 2nd line

and further ART at the cost of ongoing silent deaths?

· Has our Government given any committed time frame to start on?

· How long our Government will linger to adopt the pending

HIV/AIDS Law?

· Till then why can't Government exhibit their genuine concern

to engage with other Government Departments to ensure affordable

treatment at lower prices by waving taxes, negotiating with Drug

Manufacturing Companies for reducing of the drug prices?

· Why India has not yet ratified its laws as a signatory of UN

Convention Against Torture (UNCAT), which says Negligence In Health

Care by the State is TORTURE?

· Why all People Living with HIV Networks and similar minded

Civil Society Organizations are not coming out to strengthen Aids

Health Foundation India's ongoing initiative for Reducing Drug Prices

for Affordable Treatment that our Government could purchase within

their Limited Resource?

· Are we all afraid of loosing Opted Governmental Support and

special privileges allotted for us even at the COST OF LIVES of our

BELOVED FRIENDS?

In Solidarity,

Snehansu Bhaduri.

e-mai: Snehansu.bhaduri@...