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Mumbai: Now, a lokpal to address issues of HIV/AIDS patients
Updated On: 24 April, 2023 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Suraj Pandey
An executive health officer of the BMC has been appointed to the post for Mumbai; two more lokpal to be appointed for the purpose across the state
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People living with HIV and facing any issues such as discrimination will be able to approach the ombudsman
Mumbai recently got its first Lokpal (ombudsman) to act on the complaints of people living with HIV/Aids (PLHIV). An Executive Health Officer of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Dr Mangala Gomare, has been appointed to the post. The appointment of two more ombudsmen for the state is in process.
There are instances when people living with HIV/Aids face stigma, isolation, or harassment from family, society, or discrimination at the workplace or school. There are also cases in which they have faced discrimination in hospitals by doctors. To prevent the ill-treatment of AIDS patients and to protect and promote the rights of PLHIVs, on September 10, 2018, the central Government passed the HIV-AIDS Act 2017. In this, a proposal has been made to appoint ombudsmen in states to monitor AIDS victims of all districts and address their complaints.
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