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

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Dear Forum,

Re: /message/11432

Finally NACO replied to all of my queries under RTI Act, may be within

(02/03/2010 to 14/06/2010) more than four months and in three phases.

But, I am failing to understand the " Special RTI Act " , which NACO follows and

dare to take a time frame of more than four months!

Any way, the queries and replies(14/06/2010) are as follows:

Point 4 Query:

Has the counseling set up at LNJP Hospital, New Delhi been rectified to ensure

Audiovisual Privacy?

Reply:

As discussed with SMO, ART Center, MAMC(LNJP Hospital), New Delhi.Counseling

services at the center have been improved with partitions/ curtains for

Audio/visual privacy.

Point 7 Query:

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?

Reply:

Essentially NACO takes care of facilities like HIV Testing,CD4 Kits, ARV

drugs(Adult & Pediatric), Viral load if required, drugs for PMTCT, facility for

EIDetc. However all other investigations and facilities have to be provided by

the institutions where ART and other services are located. This is a larger

issue of health system facility and does not pertain specifically to NACO.

Thanks for your patience!.

Insolidarity,

Snehansu Bhaduri

snehansu.bhaduri@...

9874693613(MOB)

e-mail: <snehansu.bhaduri@...>

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Dear Snehansu,

Re: /message/11633

I think there is quite bits of interesting information that raise important

questions. Refer to your query 7 and the answer provided. It raises the

following questions where organisations of PLHIV, affected and vulnerable

communities must get involved:

a.  What is the synergy between GFATM funds and the Health System Strengthening

that too is supported by other donors like EC.

b.  What is the harmonisation mechanisms between the two?

c.  How does CSO participate in that harmonisation mechanisms if that exists?

d.  What role can CCM play to act as that harmonisation mechanism between GFATM

funding and Health System Strengthening resources and funding?

How about some thinking around that?

Warm Regards,

Rajiv

Rajiv Dua

e-mail: <rajivdua@...>