RATODERO: The parents of HIV positive children held a large protest demonstration in front of HIV Treatment and Support Centre here on Saturday against non-receipt of Endowment Fund instalment and unavailability of proper treatment facilities including drugs and pediatrician.
One more child 12-years Ashiq Jamali died of HIV positive in Ratodero on Saturday evening. He was a resident of Jat Muhalla. Parents including Imtiaz Jalbani, Inam Shar, Nazar Muhammad Shar, Bachal Kharos, Nasrullah Lolai, Dilshar Shar and others complained before media persons that their loved ones are suffering for the negligence of others as no proper treatment facilities are available at the treatment center.
They said that the behaviour of the posted employees has also become very rude and no proper counselling is being carried out. They said the first installment of the Endowment Fund was given to us and since then no further payment has been made resulting in poverty and suffering. They said that they have been kept on false and fabricated commitments for the past three years but no concrete efforts have been made for rehabilitation of the affected families.
The protesters further alleged that no pediatrician has so far been appointed for the HIV positive children and only a general physician is providing treatment who too is untrained. They said that they have been constantly protesting for safeguarding the rights of the infected children but nothing so far which has multiplied their woes.
They said the government has installed CCTV cameras at the Center on the pretext of monitoring the employees’ working but in fact these will be used for disclosing private information about the patients which is forbidden. They questioned that CCTV cameras have not yet been installed anywhere in Sindh then why only at HIV Ratodero Treatment Centre?
Meanwhile, Dr. Imran Akbar Arbani said while talking to this Scribe that so far 2030 patients have been detected HIV positive in Ratodero out of which over 80% are children and 61 have so far died.
RATODERO: The parents of HIV positive children held a large protest demonstration in front of HIV Treatment and Support Centre here on Saturday against non-receipt of Endowment Fund instalment and unavailability of proper treatment facilities including drugs and pediatrician.
One more child 12-years Ashiq Jamali died of HIV positive in Ratodero on Saturday evening. He was a resident of Jat Muhalla.
Parents including Imtiaz Jalbani, Inam Shar, Nazar Muhammad Shar, Bachal Kharos, Nasrullah Lolai, Dilshar Shar and others complained before media persons that their loved ones are suffering for the negligence of others as no proper treatment facilities are available at the treatment center. They said that the behaviour of the posted employees has also become very rude and no proper counselling is being carried out. They said the first installment of the Endowment Fund was given to us and since then no further payment has been made resulting in poverty and suffering. They said that they have been kept on false and fabricated commitments for the past three years but no concrete efforts have been made for rehabilitation of the affected families.
The protesters further alleged that no pediatrician has so far been appointed for the HIV positive children and only a general physician is providing treatment who too is untrained. They said that they have been constantly protesting for safeguarding the rights of the infected children but nothing so far which has multiplied their woes.
They said the government has installed CCTV cameras at the Center on the pretext of monitoring the employees’ working but in fact these will be used for disclosing private information about the patients which is forbidden. They questioned that CCTV cameras have not yet been installed anywhere in Sindh then why only at HIV Ratodero Treatment Centre?
Meanwhile, Dr. Imran Akbar Arbani said while talking to this Scribe that so far 2030 patients have been detected HIV positive in Ratodero out of which over 80% are children and 61 have so far died.