No succour for HIV couple: a different story.

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SALEPUR: A couple affected by the deadly HIV positive virus have been deprived of treatment owing to acute poverty.With no help and assistance, Dambaru Sethi (40) and his wife Ranjita (35) of Kalyanpur under Lalitagiri gram panchayat in Mahanga block are waiting for death at home.
The villagers have, however, urged the Government and NGOs to extend an helping hand to them for their treatment. As per reports, Dambaru had gone to Mumbai in 1998 where he was reportedly working as a plumber.
After the super cyclone in 1999, he returned home. However, after two to three years, both Dambaru and his wife took ill. Recently, when Dambaru was unable to move and became bed-ridden, one of his relatives took the couple to SCB Medical, Cuttack, on March 27.Their blood test was conducted with the help of the AIDS Control Samiti. Both the husband and wife were diagnosed HIV +ve. The doctor also advised the couple to conduct blood test of their three children.
"Due to our poor financial condition, when we cannot fund our treatment, what can we do for our children?" said Ranjita with tears. Meanwhile, resentment has sparked off among the locals as no doctor or health worker of Mahanga CHC or the nearest NadiaSahaspur PHC has visited the couple so far.
SALEPUR: A couple affected by the deadly HIV positive virus have been deprived of treatment owing to acute poverty.With no help and assistance, Dambaru Sethi (40) and his wife Ranjita (35) of Kalyanpur under Lalitagiri gram panchayat in Mahanga block are waiting for death at home.
The villagers have, however, urged the Government and NGOs to extend an helping hand to them for their treatment. As per reports, Dambaru had gone to Mumbai in 1998 where he was reportedly working as a plumber.
After the super cyclone in 1999, he returned home. However, after two to three years, both Dambaru and his wife took ill. Recently, when Dambaru was unable to move and became bed-ridden, one of his relatives took the couple to SCB Medical, Cuttack, on March 27.
Their blood test was conducted with the help of the AIDS Control Samiti. Both the husband and wife were diagnosed HIV +ve. The doctor also advised the couple to conduct blood test of their three children.
"Due to our poor financial condition, when we cannot fund our treatment, what can we do for our children?" said Ranjita with tears. Meanwhile, resentment has sparked off among the locals as no doctor or health worker of Mahanga CHC or the nearest NadiaSahaspur PHC has visited the couple so far.