SHILLONG The committee formed on the directives of the Meghalaya Government to probe into HIV patients being denied treatment in Government Hospitals in the city have started its work..
The Joint Director Dr WW Phira on Friday confirmed that the committee has
started its work and it’s going through various details of the incident
However, it is not known as to when the committee will submit its report before the Meghalaya Government.
It may be mentioned the State Health Department earlier directed the State
Civil Hospital to institute an inquiry committee into the allegations of
discrimination against HIV patient.
As per the allegations leveled by the Meghalaya State Network for Positive
People (MSNP,) two women with HIV were
recently denied operations at the Shillong Civil Hospital and North East Indira
Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS.)
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