Romanian patients suffering from a chronic disease launched a "desperate appeal" to reach Romania’s President. Elsewhere in the news, East-European far-right extremists have begun the Gypsy hunt. Last but not least, the Social-Democratic Party is negotiating the laws for Education, in the absence of the resort minister, with three characters owning dubious studies backgrounds.
Romanian patients suffering from a chronic disease launched a "desperate appeal" to get incumbent President Traian Basescu and the Paliament's attention over the fact that their life is endangered due to the lack of drugs, Romania Libera informs. Patients infected with HIV are preparing for protests: their treatment is likely to last for another three - four days.
According to Cotidianul, there are over 1.000 infected with HIV hospitalised at "Victor Babes" hospital from Bucharest, trying to obtain more medicine from "Matei Bals" Institute, while they are being threatened to remain without treatment soon. This could lead to depressed immunity, resistance to treatment schemes and additional infections. There were 11,430 HIV patients at the end o March in Romania, and 9.372 are under treatment, Romanian press agency NewsIn informs.
The situation is similar across the country for patients suffering from a chronic disease. In an open letter addressed to incumbent President Traian Basescu and to Parliament leaders, the Coalition of Organizations for Patients with Chronic Affections (COPAC) from Romania shows that the life of patients suffering from chronic diseases is made difficult by the lack of drugs in Romanian hospitals, forcing them to stop the treatment.
The letter is requesting the Romanian Executive to help the over 3 million patients in need for treatment, adding that the treatment is lacking completely in several counties because the budget f
