HIV-Infected Woman Commits Suicide at Goa Medical College & Hospital

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Dear friends,

We are sorry to bring to your kind attention, the death a positiv women through

this e-forum and seek further comments from the members on the HIV/AIDS

situation in Goa.

We will be writing to highlight in details of our own experiences and

observations shortly, related to the " NACP " on Policy, Programs, Finance,

Failure, and System as well our further BOLD ACTION.

If she can jump to kill her self, why not we to hold accountable to " NACO " and

other National Body, who received huge funding and State AIDS Control Societies

are another middle brokers of NACO's for local puppets show to play with the

life's of innocence PLHAs.

The whole episode will come up now and this is just few tips to begin for

action.

Majority of PLHAs in India being alive, lives like died, because of no food to

eat, no-money to buy medicine and no place to stay, after all no jobs, because

all go's in the pockets of few.

Hope to hear from you all.

In peace & solidarity for bold action now,

Jaffer Inamdar

President of Positive Lives India (PLI+)

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HIV-Infected Pernem Woman Commits Suicide at Goa Medical College & Hospital.

Source: Gomantak Times - Goa. Tuesday, July, 13 - 2010,

BY STAFF REPORTER

PANJIM: A young HIV+ve women admitted to the Goa Medical College and Hospital,

Bambolim committed suicide by jumping from the second floor early yesterday

morning.

The woman, aged 35 and hailing from pernem was admitted to the GMC a few days

ago for treatment where the medical tests revealed that she was contracted HIV.

Her husband died about two years and she had no issues.

The family members suspect that the woman took the drastic step after her HIV

status was detected by the GMC and fearing that she might be ostracized by the

society.

On getting the information, the Agaciam Police rushed to the spot and conducted

the panchanama. The body was later handed over to the relatives for last rites.

Meanwhile, according to Goa State AIDS Control Society, as many as 47 HIV

patients including 18 women had died in the state during the last six-month.

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Woman jumps to death from GMC after testing HIV+'

Source: Herald - Goa. Tuesday, July, 13 - 2010

BY HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, JULY 12: A 38-year-old woman hailing from North Goa committed suicide

hours after she was diagnosed with HIV.

This woman was admitted in the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim with

fever on July 9, Deputy Superintendent of Police Deu Benaulikar informed.

She was subjected to blood tests in the hospitals on her admission. The doctors

Sunday evening told her she was detected with HIV.

The woman who is apparently married allegedly jumped off the first floor of the

GMC building at 6:30am today.

The post-mortem was conducted after which her body was handed over to her

grieved family members. Agassaim police is probing the case as suicide.

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