Why not a Community Coordinator for Link ART Centres

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Dear Forum Members,

Greetings from BNP+.

In West Bengal we have two main ART centre. They are one in School Of Tropical

Medicine and another one is in North Bengal Medical Collage Hospital. There is

some provision of Community Coordinator we have it also. Mainly they will

monitor the drop out cases. WBSACS are also planning to establish some link ART

Centre in various districts, where we have two link-ART centers are already

there. One in Burdwan Medical Collage and another one is in Midnapore District.

These are all good steps but my friends what do you think it is not necessary to

recruit more Community Coordinator for those particular link ART Centre, because

so many blocks are there under one District. It is very difficult to come to

collect their ARD from their District Hospital.

It has so many reasons, like may be because of financial problem, and may be

because of communication problem. But hare I want to focus only on financial

problem because most of our member is from BPL level. They earn for their family

as daily basis. It is very much important them to focus only for their family

rather than their ARD. I think because of these reason they can miss their ARD

and drop out cases will increase and also the purpose of the link ARD centre

will not serve properly.

That is why I would like to request to NACO and WBSACS to think about the

Community Coordinator for these Link ARD Centre also.

In Solidarity,

Farzana Begum,

Vice-President BNP+(West Bengal)

Executive Member of NWF of INP+.

Mobile Number:-09830606804

e-mail: <farzana_bnp@...>