Meet recommends passing of HIV/AIDS Bill
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 29 2013:
A one day State level consultative meeting on issues and concerns of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Manipur was held at Hotel Imphal here today.
Organised jointly by Women Action Development (WAD), Community Network for Empowerment (CoNE), Christian Network for Positive Women (CNPW) and Self Support Groups (SSG), the consultative meeting also adopted various recommendations including tabling and passing of the state HIV/AIDS Bill in the state legislature in the upcoming winter session after a serious deliberation.
Other recommendations included developing mechanisms to provide free diagnostic tests initiation for ART and monitoring, providing adequate physicians especially gynaecologists for female PLHIV accessing ART at their respective ART centre, ensuring proper community basic amenities such as drinking water, sanitation, sitting arrangement etc at the ART centre, providing AAY cards to all the PLHIVs residing within the state of Manipur.