AIDS Care to Punjab Pensioners: A proactive step?

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

In true recognition of a chronic manageable disease that AIDS is, the Govt. of

Punjab has included AIDS in the list of 27 complicated chronic diseases for

which the treatment taken by the pensioners of Govt. of Punjab in reimbursable.

The pensioner suffering from any of the ‘complicated chronic diseases is first

certified accordingly by any of the five institutions, viz, AIIMS, New Delhi,

PGIMER, Chandigarh, Medical College, Patiala, Medical College, Amritsar or

Medical College Faridabad. The treatment taken as indoor and outdoor patient

at these institutions is reimbursed.

The follow-up outdoor treatment of the disease can also be had from Govt.

Medical College & Hospital, Sector – 32, Chandigarh, General Hospital, Sector

“ 16, Chandigarh, Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Christian Medical

College & Hospital, Ludhiana and all the district level Civil Hospital in Punjab

on the basis of the above-mentioned 'Complicated Chronic Disease Certificate'.

When the initial indoor treatment was taken from a specialized private hospital

outside Punjab / U. T. of Chandigarh, the follow up outdoor treatment can also

be obtained from that institution itself and a nearby specialized private

hospital on the basis of the complicated chronic Disease Certificate issued by

the Competent Authority at AIIMS, at Government rates.

The letter nos.12/77/2005-5HBV/31950 and 12/69/98-5HBV/2204 both dated 10th

September,2007 detail the provisions accordingly.

The Immunological disorders leading to disability including AIDS figure in the

list mentioning, inter alia, chronic renal failure, cancers, cardiomyopathy,

diabetes mellitus, hepatitis B ,Hepatitis C, haemophilia, hyperthyroidism,

cirrhosis, ulcerative colits etc,

I would appeal to the concerned SACS / especially the Regional Coordinator (Care

& Support) to opine about potential utility (presuming the utilization would be

limited in pensioners of a particular age group at the moment), facilitation and

strengthening the provisions through linkages with ART Centres and link ART

Centres(LAC functional in states like Gujarat).

Feasibility for scale up in other state may also be deliberated upon by all the

stake holders.

Please provide your suggestions and opinion on the same.

Best wishes,

Dr.Rajesh Gopal.

e-mail: <dr_rajeshg@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear All

Re: /message/8981

Needless to say that the response of Punjab Government is extremely sensitive

from the Health Perspective.

However, economic implications need to be discussed.

 

On one hand Positive Speaker insists on calling HIV as condition and not the

disease and to take advantage from Government we conveniently refer  to the 

advanced stage of the disease or condition and want  the provisions  to be made.

We must find out cost factor to the Government and have nationwide consultation

with all the tax payers on integrating HIV AIDS into public health system.

 

Regards

 

Meenal

Meenal Mehta

e-mail: <meenalmehta@...>