Antiretroviral drug access in South Asia

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Dear FORUM,

Sub: Antiretroviral drug access in South Asia

I am looking for information on antiretroviral drug availability and

mechanisms of access in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,

Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal). Specifically

1 is there regulation of antiretroviral drug access via a government

program?

2. What are the criteria for access of antiretroviral drugs via the

national program?

3. When did the national program on antiretroviral drug access start?

4. Is regulation effective or can antiretrovirals be purchased in

shops without restriction?

5. What drugs are available and are they generic? From which

companies?

Thank you. This is for an official report. I am grateful for your

time and information

Suzanne Crowe

Professor Suzanne Crowe

Head, AIDS Pathogenesis and Clinical Research Program

NHMRC Principal Research Fellow

Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health

Commercial Road, Melbourne,

GPO Box 2284, Melbourne, 3001, Australia

Tel: +61 3 9282 2194, Fax: +61 3 9282 2142

E-mail: crowe@...