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Beyond extravagance of HIV/AIDS Day: Patients forced to leave treatment midway 11/30/2016 10:45:37 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 30: Poor facilities and indifference meted out to over 4900 HIV/ AIDS patients registered with Jammu and Kashmir State AIDS Control Society (JKSACS)have impelled many of them to leave their treatment midway and disappear. Every year lakhs of rupees are spent to observe world AIDS day by the JKACS and highlight their achievements but all their claims fall flat when it comes to giving basic facilities to the patients, Officials sources allege adding that JKACS has enough funds to spend on peripheral things but do not have funds to setup a district level units so patient can get treatment at their doorsteps. They further said that the State has more than 4900 patients who are living with deadly virus and are facing huge hardship to get treatment especially for those who belong to far flung areas of Jammu province. Neither Government nor JKSACS have taken required steps to provide treatment to patients at their door steps, who are discouraged by the social stigma attached to the deadly disease. "As a result, more than 500 patients have left their treatment in midway reportedly due to financial conditions, social stigma and lack of facilities", they said and added that most HIV patients are in poor financial condition, owing to which they at times do not have enough money to travel to Jammu for treatment and medication. A patient from Kathua, wishing not to be named, informed that only 350 of the HIV Patients had got free bus passes but reaming patients are waiting for the same facility but due to lackadaisical approach of concerned authority some passes were gathering dust in Regional Transport Office (RTO) for approval for last some months. When Contacted, Project Director JKSACS Dr. Samir Mattoo admitted that there was shortage of funds to run the project smoothly but JKSACS was providing all facilities to the HIV patients. On being asked that patients of far flung areas are facing huge problems as they have to visit Jammu to get treatment, he replied that units were setup in Kathua, Udhampur, Leh and Jammu where the patients can get medicines. Contesting the claims of project Director, Sources claimed that there is no other functional unit which forces patients of far off areas to leave treatment midway.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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