By The Bongo Sun Investigative Reporters It happened that the first contact The Bongo Sun was given by the link-person was of a medical doctor of Muhimbili Medical Centre and the second one was of a doctor working with the Angaza Counseling and Testing Centre at Magomeni. When doctors were contacted they all agreed that they would get the certificates upon payment of 30,000/- by the client.
The Angaza based doctor agreed to meet the “client’ at a certain place in Kariakoo and, on a motorcycle, drove together to Angaza - Magomeni where the certificate was forged and delivered without the authentication stamps. The doctor was paid 20,000/- bargained sum on the spot. Realizing that the certificate did not have official stamp the “client” went back to the doctor the next day and the authentication stamping was done.
Our reporter told the Angaza doctor that she was not ready for the actual HIV test because she suspected she is already infected because her fiancé died of AIDS .
It is interesting to note, however, that despite this “confession” by the reporter the doctor has been insistent that they strike a sexual relation deal, putting in question the ethical swearing of the medical professionals.
After finishing the deal with the Angaza doctor, our reporter went back to the link person who had already, by then, contacted the Muhimbili based medical doctor and got another ‘negative’ certificate. The certificate, all filled by the doctor and her role was just filling-in her name and age. The certificate was given to the reporter after paying another bargained 20,000/-.
However, in an act that shows this doctor is well experienced in committing such crimes, he offered a certificate with Kinondoni Municipal Council headed paper instead of ANGAZA where he works.
When asked about the matter, the Kinondoni HIV/AIDS coordinator, Dr. Victoria Ludovick was shocked but admitted that the certificate was from the Center. She thanked The Bongo Sun for the investigation that will save so many peoples’ lives and promised to take forensic action against the responsible person.
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