RNP+ to go for a hunger strike on December 01, 2007

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

Greetings from Rajasthan Network for People Living With HIV/AIDS (RNP+)

RNP+ is a community based charitable nodal organization working for upliftment

of the life of people living with HIV/AIDS & protecting their basic right since

2002. We would like to draw your kind attention for necessary action because due

to negligence of RSACS many brothers, sister & children’s died before time and

many of them are in queue.

Frequent change of Project Director in RSACS has damaged & delayed the projects

& programs. The post is supposed to be for an IAS according to NACO guideline,

which is not the case.

Neither Access Nor availability of Opportunity Infection medicine at ART center

or District level hospital even after the disbursement of money at the District

level and ART.

From appointment to activity, processes are being influenced by politics

resulting in increase in number of deaths & Drop out cases at shocking rate in

Rajasthan.

HIV positive people are facing Major stigma & Discrimination faced by the Health

Department and service providers.

Lack of Co-ordination and Co-operation among RSACS & implementing agencies.

We have become the subject of earning for many of them. Millions & million of

money is being spent but so for there is no impact assessment done by & for

Community to develop a strategy.

Lack of understanding & Implementations of GIPA principal for effective

response & lack of Treatment Education among PLWHAS for quality of life

Maintaining Confidentiality of PLWHAs identity is not an important issue in

Rajasthan.

The seriousness of RSACS can be assessed by the fact that RSACS, E C committee &

I E C committee have not met during last two years

We had been seeking some information from RSACS under RTI ACT 6 (1) for

transparency & Accountability since June’07 but have not received any

information as yet.

Clinton Foundation has been supporting NGOs rather than Network (Rajasthan) as a

result NGO representatives are moving door to door and forcing parents to bring

their children for screening which is a open disclosure of confidentiality of

the parents as well as of the children.

Therefore, we people living with HIV/AIDS urge you to kindly help us to live a

healthy life with dignity & prevent untimely deaths. There is threat to the

PLHWAs that due to lack of commitment & insensitivity is resulting into the

vaporization of very youth from the community.

RNP+ has decided to go for a hunger strike on December 01, 2007 in front of

RSACS office If above issues not addressed by the concerned authorities.

Sincerely Yours

Brijesh Dubey

President [RNP+]

Rajasthan Network for People Living With HIV/AIDS

64, Mahadev Nagar, Chitrakoot,

Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur-302021 (Rajasthan)

Phone: 0141 2353469, 4030861

Fax : 0141- 2353469

E-MAIL: rnpplus@...