Doc duping HIV affected with false claims: NGO

Punjab Networking of Positive People Society,a non-government organisation working of HIV/AIDS patients,along with other NGOs has demanded strict action against a city based doctor,who claims to have permanent treatment for the patients suffering from AIDS.

Jagjit Singh Maan,founder chairman of the PNPPS,said,“Till date,there is no medicine which can cure AIDS/HIV positive patients. But here is a doctor in the city who advertise frequently about his claim of curing these patients. This way he is exploiting these patients.”

The NGOs gave a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Vikas Garg demanding that HIV positive/AIDs patients be saved from exploitation. “Such persons are violating the Drugs and Magical Remedies Act -1954 (objectionable advertisement) through such false claims. So a case should be registered against him and his licence should also be cancelled,” the memorandum demanded.