Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 09, 2009:
Women living with HIV/AIDS and receiving services from RIAC project under the Manipur State AIDS Control programme are likely to be excluded from the revised costing, according to a statement issued by secretary of Lamjing (Women Positive Group) Ch Surjamayee.
It is said that there are about 2500 PLWHA women in Manipur who are receiving services from RIAC project in the form of education, training, condom, nutrition support, free blood testing for ART treatment and these are the only services which these poor women are getting in the State.
Many of them are also working as staff in the projects.
Surjamayee expressed apprehension that with the revised costing, women PLWHAs may also be deprived of these services.