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HEALTH - The draft scheme of ARV (antiretroviral) paid feared could increase the risk of drug withdrawal in people with HIV-AIDS (PLWHA). During this time, antiretroviral drugs given free by the government.
"It is feared the risk of medication discontinuation, especially for those who are already used to get for free at the level of the less fortunate," said Chairman of the Programme Committee AIDS Foundation, Sarsanto W Sarwono in Jakarta, Thursday (12/01/2016).
Provision of antiretroviral drugs is getting help from the Global Fund. According Sarsanto, their ARV paid a setback for the government. The hope, the vehicle can enter the budget of the Ministry of Health and still be given free.
ARVs are the drugs were found to stop the replication of the HIV virus, instead of killing the virus. Until recently, the ARV is the only drug that can be used so that the virus does not develop in the patient's body.
With regular consumption of drugs, the number of viruses can be suppressed and reduce the risk of transmission to other people.
Pay can burden the economy ARV patients, because the drug must be taken for life. If the withdrawal, the patient may experience a decrease in endurance and at risk of becoming infected to death.
Meanwhile, Indonesia Positive Network (JIP) called on the government to stop the ARV paid discourse, because it can impact on the health and economic conditions of people living with HIV.
According to MPS, subsidized ARV that has been applied is not yet optimal, for example, supplies of drugs are sometimes thinned.
It is feared that too, later no difference in quality and service between ARV ARV subsidized and paid. Until it can encourage HIV-positive people taking antiretrovirals paid.
