44 prisoners tested HIV positive? Where did it come from?

S Venkateshwari
44 prisoners tested hiv positive? Where did it come from?


 More than 44 prisoners including a woman have been found hiv positive in the Haldwani jail of Uttarakhand. The jail administration is surprised to see such a large number of HIV-infected prisoners. people are not even talking about this matter. Life-saving medicines are being given to infected patients. Seriously ill patients are being treated in the hospital. The jail administration is not even ready to talk about it. From where such a large number of prisoners became positive, is not known.

A routine checkup is done every month in jail

A doctor at the hospital where the prisoners are being treated said that twice a month, a team from the hospital visits the jail for routine check-ups. Prisoners who have minor problems are given medicine on the spot. people with more serious problems are treated in the hospital.

Special ART for jail prisoners

Doctors say that the prison administration also conducts regular check-ups to ensure the timely treatment of HIV-infected prisoners. An Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) centre has been set up for hiv patients.

Officer not ready for talks, jail administration surprised

According to a report, doctors regularly examine prisoners. If a prisoner is found hiv positive then he is given free treatment. According to doctors, HIV-AIDS can happen due to many reasons. The officials are not talking about this matter right now. The jail administration is shocked after this outbreak came to the fore.

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