Medicine Shortages Pose a Threat to HIV Positive Argentines
Medicine Shortages Pose a Threat to HIV Positive Argentines
By
Brendan O'Boyle
Activists say recurring shortages of crucial drugs are partly due to administrative struggles at the national health ministry.
For nearly a year, HIV positive Argentines have endured what advocates call a “crisis” and a “national emergency.” Shortages and delays in the delivery of antiretroviral drugs have beleaguered many who depend on them to stay healthy, sparking public outcry and a protest outside the Health Ministry in Buenos Aires in December.
Since then, officials from the ministry have met with representatives from groups at the front lines of the fight against HIV, and promised...
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