snehansu bhaduri
25th April 2010, 07:19
Dear Forum,
The draft Policy paper about meaning full involvement seems the "old wine in a new bottle " i.e. the "Tokenestic Approach" again.
Such as if we think of the top most decision making body i.e. technical advisory group, only Two people living with HIV are there from INP+ and PWN+ in a body of 15 to 20 persons in total.
The voices of PLWH could be unheard as usual by a large group of professionals.
Again, INP+ or PWN+ can't be considered as the representatives of total no of 14,10,192 Citizens living with HIV in India, according to the information got from NACO under RTI.(as on 02/03/2010) as this Two so called "National Networks" don't have the reach to all of the PLWH in India.
There must be a space for equal participation of PLWH in "Technical advisory Group" by including the capable Indian Citizens living with HIV as individuals as there are a huge no of capable PLWH left these networks for there or don't like these Networks for the dictatorship or permanent ownership by the name of "Society Registration Act".
It has become a permanent process to enjoy the cream layer of any project for the community being "board Members" of Networks registered under "Society Registration Act".
Although, any society/network registered under "Society Registration Act", no "Governing Body/Board member" can earn single rupee as salary/honorarium etc., which is completely illegal for anybody. So, this"Iillegal trend" must be stopped.
To break the ongoing trend of "Proprietorship in existing PLWH Networks" there must be mandatory rule not to allow PLWH to be in any "Government Body/Network Governing Body" more than "Two Times" to give an opportunity to "New Comers" keeping in mind that still today, hundreds of "New HIV Detection" coming out every month throughout India.
In case of participation from any U.N. Organisation, "UN Plus Members" are welcome and for any other International donors any professional HIV Positive representative are also welcome in "Technical advisory Group".
Still now, GIPA Principle is known to a very little part of the Indian citizens living with HIV, even to a lot of professionals working in the field of HIV/AIDS . So, it is the high time to adopt some programme to "Promote GIPA Principle" to cover this part.
To step up the posts of "GIPA Coordinators" upto District and Block level to reach the grass root stakeholder of the programme.
To set up some mechanism to make any "PLWH Network" accountable and transparent of the to the whole community mainly about "Financial Implication" to stop the practice of "forfeiting money for self interest" by the name of "Financial Utilisation Certificate", which I have seen myself and can prove case to case about the "Global Fund Money" specially in the state of Madhya Pradesh" as well as a few NGOs.
There must be some "Watch Dog" mechanism through Grass root Stake holder's Monitoring and Feedback Review".
Now, about the monitoring "Quality treatment delivery system" by the primary stakeholder in ART and Non-ART centers. For example apart from the answer from NACO under RTI("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"), recent past I have experienced about "Follow up Counseling" at STM, Kolkata on 16/04/10 for the 2nd line ART client, i.e. just measuring the body weight and counting of pills for mandatory official documentation for adherence. Although I have very deep faith on Clinical Treatment part there.
There must be a review process through "Client's Feedback" to ensure "Client's Satisfaction" and "Ethical Obligations" of service providers.
There must be some mechanism to ensure sustainable "Livelihood Support" for every PLWH including "Monitoring and Support " system.
There must be some "Advocacy Mechanism" for the immediate ratification "HIV/AIDS Bill 2006" which is still pending, may be at any stage!
Finally, to ensure to conduct all periodical meeting on time and dissemination of public information about minutes of every periodic meeting to make NACO complete "Accountable and Transparent" to Indian Citizens.
As we have heard about the "National AIDS Committee" chaired by our Hon'ble Prime Minister, but nobody knows about the meetings and decisions there, probably the same "complete committee" never meet in last two years.
Thanking you,
In solidarity,
Snehansu Bhaduri, Kolkata
Snehansu.bhaduri@gmail.com
9874693613(Mob)
C.C. to
!. Shri Oscar Fernandes, President
Shri Navneet S. Tewatia, FPA Coordinator
Mobile : (+919910040116)
Convener, Forum of Parliamentarians on HIV/AIDS(FPA)
#35-37, North Avenue
New Delhi 110 001
E-mail ID : tewatian@unaids.org
2.Mr. Mayank Agarwal, JD (IEC) and
Mr. Shantamay Chatterjee, Sector Specialist,
Mainstreaming Cell, NACO,
9th Floor, Chandralok Building, 36 Janpath, New Delhi-110001.
The draft Policy paper about meaning full involvement seems the "old wine in a new bottle " i.e. the "Tokenestic Approach" again.
Such as if we think of the top most decision making body i.e. technical advisory group, only Two people living with HIV are there from INP+ and PWN+ in a body of 15 to 20 persons in total.
The voices of PLWH could be unheard as usual by a large group of professionals.
Again, INP+ or PWN+ can't be considered as the representatives of total no of 14,10,192 Citizens living with HIV in India, according to the information got from NACO under RTI.(as on 02/03/2010) as this Two so called "National Networks" don't have the reach to all of the PLWH in India.
There must be a space for equal participation of PLWH in "Technical advisory Group" by including the capable Indian Citizens living with HIV as individuals as there are a huge no of capable PLWH left these networks for there or don't like these Networks for the dictatorship or permanent ownership by the name of "Society Registration Act".
It has become a permanent process to enjoy the cream layer of any project for the community being "board Members" of Networks registered under "Society Registration Act".
Although, any society/network registered under "Society Registration Act", no "Governing Body/Board member" can earn single rupee as salary/honorarium etc., which is completely illegal for anybody. So, this"Iillegal trend" must be stopped.
To break the ongoing trend of "Proprietorship in existing PLWH Networks" there must be mandatory rule not to allow PLWH to be in any "Government Body/Network Governing Body" more than "Two Times" to give an opportunity to "New Comers" keeping in mind that still today, hundreds of "New HIV Detection" coming out every month throughout India.
In case of participation from any U.N. Organisation, "UN Plus Members" are welcome and for any other International donors any professional HIV Positive representative are also welcome in "Technical advisory Group".
Still now, GIPA Principle is known to a very little part of the Indian citizens living with HIV, even to a lot of professionals working in the field of HIV/AIDS . So, it is the high time to adopt some programme to "Promote GIPA Principle" to cover this part.
To step up the posts of "GIPA Coordinators" upto District and Block level to reach the grass root stakeholder of the programme.
To set up some mechanism to make any "PLWH Network" accountable and transparent of the to the whole community mainly about "Financial Implication" to stop the practice of "forfeiting money for self interest" by the name of "Financial Utilisation Certificate", which I have seen myself and can prove case to case about the "Global Fund Money" specially in the state of Madhya Pradesh" as well as a few NGOs.
There must be some "Watch Dog" mechanism through Grass root Stake holder's Monitoring and Feedback Review".
Now, about the monitoring "Quality treatment delivery system" by the primary stakeholder in ART and Non-ART centers. For example apart from the answer from NACO under RTI("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"), recent past I have experienced about "Follow up Counseling" at STM, Kolkata on 16/04/10 for the 2nd line ART client, i.e. just measuring the body weight and counting of pills for mandatory official documentation for adherence. Although I have very deep faith on Clinical Treatment part there.
There must be a review process through "Client's Feedback" to ensure "Client's Satisfaction" and "Ethical Obligations" of service providers.
There must be some mechanism to ensure sustainable "Livelihood Support" for every PLWH including "Monitoring and Support " system.
There must be some "Advocacy Mechanism" for the immediate ratification "HIV/AIDS Bill 2006" which is still pending, may be at any stage!
Finally, to ensure to conduct all periodical meeting on time and dissemination of public information about minutes of every periodic meeting to make NACO complete "Accountable and Transparent" to Indian Citizens.
As we have heard about the "National AIDS Committee" chaired by our Hon'ble Prime Minister, but nobody knows about the meetings and decisions there, probably the same "complete committee" never meet in last two years.
Thanking you,
In solidarity,
Snehansu Bhaduri, Kolkata
Snehansu.bhaduri@gmail.com
9874693613(Mob)
C.C. to
!. Shri Oscar Fernandes, President
Shri Navneet S. Tewatia, FPA Coordinator
Mobile : (+919910040116)
Convener, Forum of Parliamentarians on HIV/AIDS(FPA)
#35-37, North Avenue
New Delhi 110 001
E-mail ID : tewatian@unaids.org
2.Mr. Mayank Agarwal, JD (IEC) and
Mr. Shantamay Chatterjee, Sector Specialist,
Mainstreaming Cell, NACO,
9th Floor, Chandralok Building, 36 Janpath, New Delhi-110001.