[afro-nets] No ARV roll-out is better than a bad ARV roll-out (12)

[Aruna J Hewapathirane <arunajh@sol.lk>]

No ARV roll-out is better than a bad ARV roll-out (12)
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Hi Wendy,

Absolutely no worries my dear as I know just how busy you are
running around all over the place helping people. Great to hear
you are helping out in Indonesia. And I was not making any 'per-
sonal' comments my friend, just an observation like I said.

You want to know what IS really sad and tragic over here? ARV's
'are' very much available at a certain local pharmacy but at the
going cost of US$ 42.00 for a months supply of Duovir-N ( Single
tablet containing three drugs - Lamivudine, Zidovudine and Nevi-
rapine the 'cocktail' as it is usually called...) very, very few
are able to afford them.

The med's ARE available but people are dying. Now can you see
why some of us resorting to yelling and demanding instead of
making diplomatic requests anymore?

Stay well my friend and good luck with the project in Indonesia.
I will be leaving for the jungles of Zambia that I grew up in
and know as home in the evening tomorrow, so at last I will be
in an enabling environment as compared to the rather non-
enabling one here. Wish me luck, I may be able to do what I
failed to here, there....!!

Peace & the loving kindness to you all,

Aruna J Hewapathirane
mailto:arunajh@sol.lk