The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has an excellent powerpoint on
its website detailing price comparisons for antiretroviral drugs in Latin
America and the Caribbean. It is at:
http://www.paho.org/Search/WhatsNew.asp?LNG=ENG
See: Price Comparison of Antiretroviral Treatment
This Power Point show presents a comparison of prices of antiretroviral
treatment as of December 2000. The purpose of this show is to allow the
audience to see the range of prices for a specific drug in Latin America
and Caribbean countries.(8/Aug/2001)
Key Words: ARV, antiretroviral, medicine, drugs, HIV, AIDS, treatment,
Zidovudine, Didanosine (ddI), Lamivudine (3tC), Efavirenz, Nelfinavir,
Indinavir, Lamivudine, Zidovudine,Estavudine (d4T)
Click on: FORMAT/FORMATO: reunionARVprecios.pps
This is an example of what can be done working with the regional health
organizations to generate the information on prices, supply conditions,
etc. that are essential to strategic planning for national health policy,
and for the orderly and efficient delivery of health services.
Sam Lanfranco, CANCHID ListHOST
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