NACO can't ensure Audio-Visual privacy! Reply from NACO under RTI !

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[it seems, NACO is not willing to answer to the 1st question as well. 1. What is

was the selection criteria and the selection process of the the post of DG

NACO?. Editor]

Dear Forum,

In reference to my quiries(As pasted below) sought under RTI Act from NACO,

dated 02/02/2010 and incomplete reply dated 02/03/1010, some of the information

proves that still remaining " Black Spots " in Treatment is not taking cared of or

ignored by reasoning but threat to the lives and Rights of people living with

HIV in India.

For example;

Question no.5.Does all NACO ART Centers ensuring Audiovisual Privacy throughout

India?

Ans:

" All efforts are made to ensure Audio visual privacy during counseling at all

ART Center within the constraints of availability of space in the hospital where

ART Center is functioning " .

Is it believeable practically?

Why such hospitals has been selected for ART Centers?

Isn't it a major black spot in practical treatment delevery?

Does NACO Exparts know/feel the impact of such CARE LESS part of the

Treatment, on the clints of ART Centers?

Another Example,

Question no.9.

Why still now GIPA Coordinator Posts in different SACS like MPSACS are still

vacant?

Which are the SACS with ongoing GIPA Coordinator vacancy?

Answer:

Posts are vacant mainly due to unavailability of suitable candidates.

Posts are still vacant as per information available to NACO till december 2009

are Madhya Pradesh,Andaman and Nikobar islands, Goa, Jharkhand, Maharastra,

Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Arunachal pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim and

Pondecherry.

The answer proves that still today GIPA is overlooked/ ignored in Reality.

What efforts have been taken by NACO to promote GIPA within the PLWH

community(Old and new ) and how PLWH community is being empowered about GIPA to

meet up the selection criteria of GIPA?

Is it true that PLWH community lacking Graduates?

Why Graduate PLWHs are not coming forward?

Does the Advertisement for the post reaches to all PLWH communuty?

Finally, how long the ongiong practice of NACO will last to ignore our Basic

Rights just by causing, cousing and causing?

Thanking you

In solidarity,

Snehansu Bhaduri

snehansu.bhaduri@...

9874693613(mob)

Note: Please find the copy of complete reply sheet in attachment or ask if any

body need this personally.

To

The Public Information Officer,

National AIDS Control Organization,

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,

Government of India,

9th floor, Chandralok Building,

36, Janpath, New Delhi-110001

Subject: An Application under the Right To Information Act to seek

information

Name of Applicant: Snehansu Bhaduri (Living with HIV, on 2nd line ART

Since 2005)

Particulars of Information required as follows:

1. What is was the selection criteria and the selection process of the the post

of DG NACO?

2. Why NACO don't bother to reply to any citizen's e-mail like my mail to NACO

D.G.on 7th Jan'10.?

3. Why " economic verification through the district magistrates " only, instead of

Panchait, Municipal Authorities or Members of Legislative Assembly/ Parliament

avail locally with Govt. Authenticity/Certification , which is also recognised

and valid to access " Free Govt. Treatment for anybody and anywhere in India " to

minimise harassment and/or to stop wastage of Time, Money and Energy of Urgently

2nd line ART Needed PLWH?

What could be an alternate user's friendly procedure?

4.Has the counselling set up at JNJP Hospital, New Delhi been rectified to

ensure Audiovisual Privacy?

5. Does all NACO ART Centers ensuring Audiovisual Privacy throughout India?

6.Why SACEP meets only when a certain numbers of people are there say 15 people.

So until and unless 15 people apply for 2nd line SACEP will not meet and

sometimes 14 people have to wait for months and months, which can be fatal for

the 14 people!

7.What is NACO's mechanism to ensure coordination about different life support

equipments use for indoor treatment which are not available at any indoor

treatment providing hospital( like Dialysis Machine is not available at STM,

Kolkata), but available at other hospitals?

8. What is the detail report of " Mid Term Review of NACP-III " and

recommendations?

9.Why still now GIPA Coordinator Posts in different SACS like MPSACS are still

vacant?

Which are the SACS with ongoing GIPA Coordinator vacancy?

10.Please give us an up dated separate lists of ART Centers Providing 1st and

2nd line ART throughout India along with no. of clients?

11. Does NACP-III targets to cover all category of Indian Citizens about

" Universal Access " ?

12. What is the latest no. of infected people and no. of people on 1st line ART

and no. of people on 2nd line ART?

Thanking you,

In solidarity,

Snehansu Bhaduri

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

Serampore, Hooghly,

West Bengal-712201

Ph:033-26521519(resi)

Mob:9874693613

E-mail: snehansu.bhaduri@...