Patient groups ask that "discrimination" in access to army and police

The HIV and AIDS State Coordinator (CESIDA), the Federation of Celiac Associations of Spain (FACE), the Spanish Federation of Diabetes (FEDE), the State Federation of Lesbians, GAIS, Trans and Bisexuals (FELGTB), working in positiveand Psoriasis Action have sent a letter to the Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Function, Meritxell Batet, to review the medical doctors of medical exclusions in Armed Forces and State Security Forces and forces, so that it ends with "discriminationto the access of these groups. "

The claim of these organizations is based on the recommendation made by the Ministry of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare in its document 'Mediocs criteria for access to State Security and Security Forces and forces.Technical document for non -discrimination and equal treatment towards HIV people ', launched this year.

For these entities, the text is extrapolable to the rest of the signatory diseases of the letter sent to batt.That is, each opponent is judged individually by their state of health, and not for their illness.

In this context, they estimate that "the labor discrimination they suffer from the diseases they suffer" is not jusful by "no evidence", since they consider, "with the endorsement of many scientific societies", which have "the ability to performThe functions inherent to these jobs ", among which are also prison officials, jurors, firefighters or local police.

In short, they claim that medical cadres "adapt to the advances that have occurred in recent years in the treatment of their diseases.""For example, the order that regulates the exclusions table for the scales of officers and non -commissioned officers of the general bodies and specialties of the Marine Corps and the Civil Guard body dates from almost 10 years ago, although it was reviewed in 2009.

"10 million excluded"

Precisely the representative of those affected by Diabetes has indicated that, according to the calculations of the organizations of the document sent to the minister, the total number of affected by this "exclusion" is set at about 10 million people.

"In the last 30 years there have been great advances in control systems and treatments, which allows people who suffer from it, almost six million people in Spain, can develop any type of profession. The Spanish society ofDiabetes (SED), the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians (Semergen) and the Diabetes Study Groups NetIn both Congress and the Senate, initiatives have been supported on the same line.

The president of Fede has pointed out that the groups are "desperate.""We have done everything necessary for four years, we have heard good words from all political groups, but not made. This does not cost a euro in the General State Budgets, it is resolved in a Council of Ministers. I call on the president of the president of theGovernment to remember 10 million discriminated people in public employment.

In this context, he has announced that Fede has already begun contacts with a law firm and is looking for a patient affected byThis "exclusion" to file a lawsuit, since the entity has no legal character to appeal in a judicial process."We also do not rule out a demonstration through the streets of Madrid, and if we have to go to the Valley of the Fallen to pay attention we will go, because we are desperate," he said.

Cessida also raises the judicial route

Coinciding in the opinion of Lorenzo, the president of Cesida, Ramón Espacio, has demanded that this issue "be fixed before the end of the year.""If we are not considering going by judicial means. We do not rule it out if you do not pass from good words to the facts," he said.

Espacio has announced that they will maintain a meeting with the Minister of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare, Carmen Montón, to transfer this claim and others, in line with the letter sent to their partner of Ministers Meritxell Batet.

"We have been claiming this for many years. The situation of the people who present themselves to these oppositions is of good health, with a hope and quality of life, in most cases, similar to the rest of the population. There is noReason for exclusion, "he explained space.

To this justification, Julio Gómez, director of working positivewhich show that with undetectable viral load you cannot transmit HIV. "

In addition, it has revealed an "incongruity": "these positions cannot be accessed if you have AIDS or diabetes but do not separate people who, once within these bodies, develop this type of disease."

"Halal and Kosher diet is offered, but not for celiacs"

The secretary of the Federation of Celiac Associations of Spain, Begoña Agüero, has denied that these patients "do not have the necessary psychophysical characteristics" to perform these works."In countries such as Malta, Norway, Italy or the United States, LSO Celiac access to the Armed Forces is guaranteed, since they are knowledgeable about the ease of offering safe and suitable options, and that the value of the candidates is more than more thanProven, "he said.

Agüero also recalled that in the army, for example, Halal and Kosher Menu is offered, but, nevertheless, they are "excluded by being celiac.""We just need a strict gluten -free diet for life," he said.

Ultimately, Santiago Alfonso, director of Action Psoriasis, has indicated that excluding patients with these diseases is, in short, "stigmatize them.""Patients may have total freedom to opatize any position without being subjected to any type of labor discrimination. It is necessary to study case by individually and remove obstacles prevent labor integration," he concluded.