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News India Live, Digital Desk: Some such shocking news has come out from Pratapgarh District Jail of Uttar Pradesh which has left everyone thinking. The matter is that when the routine medical examination of 13 transgender prisoners who were recently brought to the jail was done, the report shocked the doctors and the jail administration. Out of these 13, 7 transgenders have been found HIV positive.
How did this revelation happen suddenly?
According to jail rules, whenever a new prisoner comes inside the jail, his health checkup and HIV test is mandatory. This step is taken to prevent the spread of any infectious disease inside the jail. When Pratapgarh jail administration took blood samples of these recently arrived transgenders, 7 reports came positive one after the other.
Tension increased inside the jail
As soon as this information spread inside and outside the jail, there was a stir. Finding such a large number of HIV infected people together has become a big challenge for the administration. Some concern about this is being seen among other prisoners of the jail also. The health department team was immediately alerted.
What’s happening next now?
Special treatment arrangements have been started for the seven prisoners found infected. The Health Department said that essential medicines are being provided to them through ‘ART’ (Antiretroviral Therapy) centre. The jail administration is taking special care that their privacy is maintained and at the same time they get all the medical help they need at this time.
caution and questions
This matter is not only serious from the health point of view, but also shows how important mandatory health checkup is in prisons. If this investigation had not been done on time, perhaps the risk of infection could have increased even further. Local health officials say that they are keeping a close watch on it and there is no need to panic as the situation is under their control.
Often the risk of diseases increases due to overcrowding in jails, but this incident in Pratapgarh has made it clear that security does not just come from walls but also from proper health protocols.
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