Comments on: HIV Fraud In India? http://policywise.net/2007/10/14/hiv-fraud-in-india/ Policy Matters Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:48:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Gary http://policywise.net/2007/10/14/hiv-fraud-in-india/#comment-1453 Gary Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:42:47 +0000 http://policywise.net/2007/10/14/hiv-fraud-in-india/#comment-1453 http://www.hivtestkit.org This is another one...the way their purchase page works is very odd. And all the domains are registered to people in china. This is suspicious to say the least. http://www.hivtestkit.org

This is another one…the way their purchase page works is very odd. And all the domains are registered to people in china.

This is suspicious to say the least.

]]> By: john http://policywise.net/2007/10/14/hiv-fraud-in-india/#comment-1175 john Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:19:48 +0000 http://policywise.net/2007/10/14/hiv-fraud-in-india/#comment-1175 I konw is website hiv-home-test.info. their sales HIV Home Test Kit over two years. There and quality assurance. Does not mean that the poor quality of products. I purchased three times and was very useful I konw is website hiv-home-test.info. their sales HIV Home Test Kit over two years. There and quality assurance. Does not mean that the poor quality of products.

I purchased three times and was very useful

]]> By: Mike http://policywise.net/2007/10/14/hiv-fraud-in-india/#comment-1132 Mike Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:37:34 +0000 http://policywise.net/2007/10/14/hiv-fraud-in-india/#comment-1132 Hi. I writing in regarding the scam of HIV Kits over the internet. I have come across these few websites which i believe is from the same person. Be aware of www.Private-HIV-Test.com www.Home-Hiv-Test.info www.hiv-home-test.info/ which believed to be using FDA approved Home Access test kit as a marketing tool to attract customers to buy their unapproved products. If you go to their website, you can see Home access pictures are being displayed in their main page. They briefly describe the Home Access test kits as if they are selling it. If you go to their "Order" page, you can see they have different products for you to choose. There are kits as cheap as $19.00. If you go to www.homeaccess.com, which is the genuine site for home access, you could see the cheapest kit would be starting from $44.00. They are abusing the FDA approved Home Access test kits as a scammy marketing tools. This act is dirty and unforgiven. Please spread the words around Hi. I writing in regarding the scam of HIV Kits over the internet. I have come across these few websites which i believe is from the same person.

Be aware of

http://www.Private-HIV-Test.com
http://www.Home-Hiv-Test.info
http://www.hiv-home-test.info/

which believed to be using FDA approved Home Access test kit as a marketing tool to attract customers to buy their unapproved products.

If you go to their website, you can see Home access pictures are being displayed in their main page. They briefly describe the Home Access test kits as if they are selling it. If you go to their “Order” page, you can see they have different products for you to choose. There are kits as cheap as $19.00. If you go to http://www.homeaccess.com, which is the genuine site for home access, you could see the cheapest kit would be starting from $44.00.

They are abusing the FDA approved Home Access test kits as a scammy marketing tools. This act is dirty and unforgiven. Please spread the words around

]]> By: Rohit http://policywise.net/2007/10/14/hiv-fraud-in-india/#comment-1122 Rohit Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:27:12 +0000 http://policywise.net/2007/10/14/hiv-fraud-in-india/#comment-1122 GB, Thanks for your inputs. i wonder if anyone has done a study about it. If you know of any such study, do let me know. GB,

Thanks for your inputs. i wonder if anyone has done a study about it. If you know of any such study, do let me know.

]]> By: GB http://policywise.net/2007/10/14/hiv-fraud-in-india/#comment-1118 GB Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:15:36 +0000 http://policywise.net/2007/10/14/hiv-fraud-in-india/#comment-1118 It is good news for people of India. The world bank should conduct an impartial & genuine inquiry on the HIV test kit procurement scam (by NACO) that is going on in India now. Most important factor is that the WHO/UNAIDS strategies for HIV-screening is openly flouted. The tender document released by NACO to purchase HIV test kits is unscientific & vague . Both in ELISA & rapid-test segment, there is no mention that "state-of-art" kits should be quoted. This enables unscupulous suppliers to quote their outdated products (2nd generation tests) that give false negative results in early seroconversion sera. Another factor that is fuelling the spread of AIDS in India is the fear of labs/doctors (both private & Govt.) to report a HIV-positive case. A HIV-positive case means extra work, extra problems and sometimes even harassment from patients, authorities & Govt. So its is safer to give false negative! No questions would be asked! If there is a transmission due to false negative, you can always say "the patient was in the window period during testing"! With this message, I wish all the best to the consultants visiting India in their endevour. Regards, GB It is good news for people of India. The world bank should conduct an impartial & genuine inquiry on the HIV test kit procurement scam (by NACO) that is going on in India now.

Most important factor is that the WHO/UNAIDS strategies for HIV-screening is openly flouted. The tender document released by NACO to purchase HIV test kits is unscientific & vague . Both in ELISA & rapid-test segment, there is no mention that “state-of-art” kits should be quoted. This enables unscupulous suppliers to quote their outdated products (2nd generation tests) that give false negative results in early seroconversion sera.

Another factor that is fuelling the spread of AIDS in India is the fear of labs/doctors (both private & Govt.) to report a HIV-positive case. A HIV-positive case means extra work, extra problems and sometimes even harassment from patients, authorities & Govt. So its is safer to give false negative! No questions would be asked! If there is a transmission due to false negative, you can always say “the patient was in the window period during testing”!

With this message, I wish all the best to the consultants visiting India in their endevour.

Regards,

GB

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