Protection of Rights of Children Living with HIV/AIDS.

[Guest guest]

To,

The Hon'ble Chairperson,

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights,

New Delhi, India.

Sub:An Open Call for Urgent Protection of Rights of Children Living

with HIV/AIDS. Kind Attention: Mrs. Shantha Sinha.

Hon'ble Madam,

I would like to take the privilege of an India Citizen to draw your

kind attention to some ongoing direct violation of Right to Life,

Right to Universal Accessibility of Treatment, by National Aids

Control Policy (NACP) of India being implemented through National

Aids Control Organization, under Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare, Government of India.

According to National Aids Control Program, nowadays NACO is

providing only the introductory 1st line Anti Retroviral Therapy to

Children Living with HIV/AIDS, including CD4 Monitoring Test.

But, as per National Aids Control Policy, NACO can't provide 2nd

line or further Anti Retroviral Therapy even to the Children, which

is necessarily needed sustainable, healthy and normal life span for

all living with HIV, along with Viral Load Monitoring Test.

Absence of 2nd line or further Anti Retroviral Therapy, simply allow

anybody to die due to Inaccessibility of Treatment. Our Policy even

don't bother for the destitute child 'Radha' in Snehalaya,Gwalior on

2nd line Anti Retroviral Therapy to assure her future protection

towards Right to Life!

At the same time it is very shameful to all Indians, being Citizens

of the largest Anti Retroviral Drug Manufacturing as well as

exporting Country worldwide to allow own friends, relatives and

family members to die due to inaccessibility of such Anti Retroviral

Drugs.

This is direct denial of treatment even of the Children Living with

HIV/AIDS. Direct Violation of the Right to life and Right to

Universal Treatment Accessibility of Children, how small the number

of lives might be!

Such Direct Denial of Treatment only indicates negligence in

Healthcare by our Government. According to United Nations Convention

Against Torture, Negligence in Healthcare by Government is Torture!

India is also a signatory country of that convention, but don't

bother for the urgency of the ratification in own Country.

The drafted law to protect the Rights of Children Living with

HIV/AIDS, still pending!

Under this circumstances as an India Citizen Living with HIV till

1999 and under 2nd line Antiretroviral Therapy with unknown future,

would like to request you, at least to save the lives of Innocent

Children living with HIV/ AIDS needs 2nd line or further Anti

Retroviral Therapy today, through Urgent Necessary Action by the

Commission for Protection of Child Rights, along with official

acceptance of this mail.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Bhaduri Snehansu

Volunteer of Snehalaya and Gwalior Children's & General Hospital.

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Mobile: 09993902066.

E-mail: snehansu.bhaduri@...

Permanent Address:

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

West Bengal-712201.