Why HIV Patients Are Having To Protest Shortage Of Life Saving Drugs
By Kaisar Andrabi Last month, 20-year-old Sunil* from Badarpur area of Delhi was unwell. Doctors at the nearby health centre ran some tests where Sunil tested positive for HIV/AIDS. The news shook him and he became uncertain about his future. The doctors counselled him and advised medicines. But now, a month later, Sunil is joined by several other HIV patients at the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) office in Delhi, protesting the shortage of Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART). The shortage of the drug, vital for the treatment, has put at risk lives of many HIV patients in the country. Hol...