Dr. Berkman, a Vietnam-era radical who spent eight years in prison for armed robbery and possession of explosives and who later founded Health GAP — a leader in the coalition that helped make AIDS medication available to millions in the world's poorest countries — died in Manhattan on June 5.
The NPFS made antiviral medication available to a large number of people with ILI, without the need to consult a medical practitioner.
Where is the sense of urgency in making newer medications available to treat this very challenging condition?
Patients with less frequent headaches wanted other health professionals, such as community pharmacists, to be more involved in headache care, making effective medications available without the need to consult doctors for repeat prescriptions.
In the developing world, we continue to fall short in making this available to all pregnant women, but nearly half of all pregnant women in need now receive the medications, up from only 15% just a few short years ago.
While it is true that Romania is ahead of some poor countries in making triple therapy medications available, that's only a small part of the picture.
Policies, including the proposed free drug scheme of the government of India (33), that aim to improve access to affordable medications need to address the various factors outlined, beyond making medications available at low cost or for free.
The cabinet also instructed Tshabalala-Msimang to make AIDS medications available to the public.
In defending the decree, Brazil has only to point to its successful AIDS treatment program, in which the government has made generic medications available free of charge to anyone who is H.I.V.-positive.
If the goal is to make costly medications available to low-income and uninsured patients, there are better ways, they say.
