Selection of HIV+ve as GIPA Coordinator and PLHIV coordinetor in Karnataka KSAPS

[Guest guest]

Dear Sir,

Re: /message/8474

Greeting from Mr. Elango, KNP+ Bangalore

I saw the Add in the News Paper, The Times of India & Kannada Prabha dated on

8th feb 2008 in Bangalore, there is an vacancy of GIPA Coordinator & PLHA

Coordinator. According to NACO guidelines these two vacancies reserved for

people living with HIV to reach the community.

Since it is an Add in the paper & many of our PLHA’s are not aware of this

vacancy & even though the people are completed the Degree & having HIV status

they are not ready to apply due to stigma.

The last of applying for the following post is on 27th of Feb 2008. In case

KASAP not able to get the right candidate to the following post, our

organization KNP+ is working more than 10 years in Karnataka & also trained

many of the degree holders with HIV Status, we are ready to help you to

referring the people through our KNP+ .

We believe the above said positions are given to Right PLHA’s candicate, not for

other HIV negative people. This is for your Kind information

Regards,

Elango. R

Advisory to INP & KNP+

Cell: 9448060409

Elango Ramachandar <elangoraam@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear Sir,

I agree that this post is for HIV positive for them to employ gainfully or for

an opportunity. But, is that not injustice with the deserving qualified

professionals. If you want to run the organization properly I guess need to see

the professional training instead of the HIV status. This is will help in smooth

functioning of the project/organization.

I hope I am clear and not hurting the feeling but trying to voice my concern.

Organization needs experts and specially huge organization where, lot of burden

is on Coordinator if we find somebody sensible and professional they would be

much beneficial to the PLHA group than going for HIV status as criteria.

I apologize if I have hurt any body in this process

Regards

Yasmeen Shaikh

Chief Executive Officer

MESCO

e-mail: <yasmiins@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear FORUM,

Re: /message/8474

Thanks to Yasmeen, for articulating her concerns.

Please try to understand that the GIPA coordinator has a very vital role to play

to coordinate myriad activities with the multiple stakeholders including the

network of the the PLHIV. A member of the network of PLHA can play extremely

pertinent role in such activities.

We have had wonderful experiences through the facilitation of the activities by

a person with a positive serostatus for a couple of years now even when there

was no separate provision of a GIPA

Coordinator in the NACP-II.

Please for heaven's sake don't perceive it as any attempts for dilution of a

professional approach. It is a synergistic approach to generate a strengthened

concerted collective action. For professional

counselling,STI care,ART,all technical components of the AIDS control activities

and what have you, it is all in a thoroughly professional manner through people

qualified and experienced in the respective areas.

Best wishes,

Dr. Rajesh Gopal, MD

Joint Director,

Gujarat State AIDS Control Society (GSACS),

O/1 Block, New Mental Hospital Complex,

Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

PIN 380016

Phone (O) 079-22680211--12--13,22685210 Fax 079-22680214

e-mail: <dr_rajeshg@...>