PHA-Exch> communique from Cameroon AIDS

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: christian locka christiancouprie at yahoo.fr


  *Communiqué*

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*Anti-retrovirals shortage: never again!*

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Cameroon is preparing to joint the international community to celebrate on
December 1st the 21st Aids world day under the theme: (stop Aids: keep
promise).



 Instead of a festive moment, this celebration must be an opportunity for a
deep reflexion on problems that prevent a strong fight against the disease
in our country.



The situation is serious! Official reports on the number of dead from
HIV/Aids are far from the sad reality, given that people that don't believe
in the existence of the disease continue to die without ever being taking
care by a specialised structure.



Last September, a shortage of antiretrovirals caused by the Ministry of
public health plunged several families into mourning and thrown many poor
patients into a panic. When greeting the courage demonstrated by those
people physically and psychologically weakened to claim theirs rights, it is
time to say: never again.



Despite some significant progress, people living with HIV/ Aids are still
suffering from the shortage of medical and paramedical personnel, the lack
of confidentiality, temporary helps and tardive supply of screening
reactives in the structures in charge of Aids patients throughout the
national territory.

Hiv/Aids is not a fatality! People living with Aids must not therefore be
subject to blackmail to benefit a treatment.



*Done in Douala, November 26th 2008*
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