The United Nations Combined Program on HIV and AIDS (ONUDISA) has congratulated the Dominican Republic for the increase in the budget for the purchase of antiviral medicines to provide free of cost to those living with HIV in the Dominican Republic.
Director of ONUSIDA RD, Bethania Betances, highlighted that the announcement made last week by Dr. Víctor Terrero, director of the National Council for HIV and AIDS about the increase from RD$527.7 to RD$677.7 for the acquisition of antiviral drugs showed a real interest on the part of the government for keeping track of the international agreements to comply with the strategy of treatment for all.
She observed that in December 2017, there were 66,467 people living with HIV in the country of which 34,224 adults and 783 children received antiviral drugs.
She argued that universal access to treatment is essential.
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El Dia
21 February 2018
