In the last July 27th, as an act to celebrate
Hepatitis Day, the minister of health, Ricardo Barros, announced the acquisition
of 25.000 HCV treatments to carry out Hepatitis C Programme in Brazil, thereby fulfilling
the treatment goal of 35.000 patients per year, as it was achieved in 2016.
At that moment, the Ministry
of Health medicine supply was scarce and, actually, to avoid shortages, the purchases
should already have started in May, at latest in June. Nevertheless, the medicines
acquirement announced in July by the minister of heath was received with great
relief.
Unfortunately, from that
moment until now, the second fortnight of August, the contracts with the drug
manufacturers have not even been signed, and, worsen the picture, the medicines
to treat infected patients are over and the waiting queue to get medications is
about 5.000 individuals.
Then, it is lenient to wonder whether the minister is lying
or been deceived by his assistants who are liable for the management supply and
purchase of medicines.
(*) Adapted from Grupo Otimismo de apoio ao Portador de Hepatite's homepage – hepatitis carrier support group.
Para ler a manifestação do Grupo Otimismo, clique no link acima.
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