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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / AIDS / December 2006ARV in Russia
Press Release: Down with corruption in the healthcare system! FrontAIDS 28 November 2006 ***************** DOWN WITH CORRUPTION IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM! DOWN WITH DISRUPTIONS IN ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS SUPPLY! DOWN WITH THE CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES! FrontAIDS is organizing a meeting on the protection of rights of people living with HIV. The meeting is to be held 28 November 2006 (13.00) on Pushkin Square in Moscow. In 2005 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced allocation of 3.1 billion rubles to treat HIV-infection and viral hepatitis as part of the high priority national 'Health' project. In 2006 a special state commission on HIV/AIDS was created, while HIV/AIDS issues were high on the agenda of the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg. According to the World Health Organization, nearly 100.000 people in Russia need treatment. The Ministry of Health and Social Development promised to provide treatment for 19.147 HIV-positive people but failed to fulfill the commitment, 15.000 of whom were to receive treatment through the National HIV/AIDS Program "Health". This failure was a result of the criminal negligence of the officials who hampered the procurement of medications. Antiretroviral drugs for 15.000 people were supposed to be purchased in February 2006 but reached the country's AIDS centers only in November 2006. The country experienced disruptions in the delivery of antiretroviral medications already in March. Currently the Ministry of Health and Social Development, which is responsible for the appalling situation with access to life-saving drugs for HIV-positive people is under investigation for a corruption scandal and commonplace bribes related to the Supplemental Drug Supply program. But the failure of the national HIV/AIDS program "Health", unauthorized use of financial resources allocated for HIV treatment, and a criminal conspiracy between the government officials and pharmaceutical corporations which sell antiretroviral drugs have remained unnoticed. Thousands of people throughout Russia were not able to start treatment. Others who had started treatment were forced to stop treatment or change their regimens several times. Some have already died, having never received the pills they needed. Those whose treatment was interrupted are at risk of developing resistance to the drugs. Today the price of drugs purchased under the 'Health' project is higher (a minimum of 500$ per person annually) than the established market price. Thus one can easily calculate the amount that has disappeared into the pockets of government officials: millions of dollars. We demand an investigation! We demand the transparency of the procurement system! We demand to end corruption! We demand uninterupted treatment! We demand the Russian authorities to put an end to the criminal activities of bureaucrats in Russia! Contact information: Sasha Volgina +7-916-417-4741 E-mail: frontaids@yandex.ru website: www.frontaids.org --------- > Press Release: Down with corruption in the healthcare system! > FrontAIDS [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > DOWN WITH THE CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND > PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES! Gee, the Director of FIAR shows us his FIRE! Meantime, of course, while George Mary shrieks about the evil drug companies, he fails to disclose his own conflicts on interest... only the least of which had to do with the money he grubbed from Arkopharma France and the boys from NAC... lol! >> Press Release: Down with corruption in the healthcare system! >> FrontAIDS [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Gee, the Director of FIAR shows us his FIRE! FIAR nor I wrote this press release, dear. This is from the people of Russia living with and fighting HIV disease. >Meantime, of course, while George Mary shrieks about the evil >drug companies, he fails to disclose his own conflicts on interest... I have none. You fail to disclose your identity, while lying about people and making sh.t up! And after all this time--you're the same miserable, sad, painful little sh.t which I am quite sure you will die being. Too bad for you. George M. Carter > FIAR nor I wrote this press release, dear. This is from the people of > Russia living with and fighting HIV disease. Oh, I'm sorry - I thought you were soliciting Paypal donations for condomizing that randy group of gay Nepalese Sherpas.... > Press Release: Down with corruption in the healthcare system! > FrontAIDS [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > DOWN WITH THE CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND > PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES! snip > But the failure of the national HIV/AIDS program "Health", > unauthorized use of financial resources allocated for HIV treatment, > and a criminal conspiracy between the government officials and > pharmaceutical corporations which sell antiretroviral drugs have > remained unnoticed. Hey Carter! I almost believed you had become an aids-denier over the night. But no, you're still the good ol' dumb Georgie. It's strange though, terms like "healthcare corruption" and "conspiracy" backed up by you. Aren't they your pals anymore ? >> Press Release: Down with corruption in the healthcare system! >> FrontAIDS [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >you're still the good ol' dumb Georgie. It's strange though, terms like "healthcare >corruption" and "conspiracy" backed up by you. Aren't they your pals anymore ? No, dear. They never have been. That's the fantasy people like you cook up. I advocate access to healthcare for ALL human beings. That includes but is not limited to appropriate drug therapy. And my beefs with pharma include: 1) Genocidal pricing practices; 2) distortion of science to sell more drugs; 3) cheapening medical journals; 4) influencing politics to prevent a single payer healthcare system in the US; 5) pharmaceutical advertising; 6) distorting intellectual property in ways that actually inhibit innovation while further distorting discovery into the service of generating profit (with health a distant side effect).0 I am not now nor have I ever been a big fan of the pharmaceutical industry. Despite the lies, innuendo and libel of people who don't want to see the truth. Like you and Fred Shaw. George M. Carter >>Hey Carter! I almost believed you had become an aids-denier over the >>night. But no, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > No, dear. They never have been. That's the fantasy people like you > cook up. Oh, no ... he meant "Paypals", as in FIAR donations (tax deductible and not-so-nonprofit, one might add). > FIAR donations (tax deductible >and not-so-nonprofit, one might add). Yes, donations to FIAR are tax deductible! Thank you for pointing that out at this giving time of year. Of course, I wasn't soliciting donations to FIAR in that post, but since you bring it up, carry on! FIAR is doing some great work but there's a lot more to do. |
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