Ukrainian activists from CF\u00a0\u00abPatients of\u00a0Ukraine\u00bb during the 20th International AIDS Conference in\u00a0Melbourne made 3\u00a0reports and 2\u00a0presentation, took part in\u00a0the protest to\u00a0ensure access to\u00a0treatment of\u00a0hepatitis C.<\/p>\n
\u00abTogether with other members we\u00a0held a\u00a0protest against the giant pharmaceutical manufacturer Gilead, which brings to\u00a0market a\u00a0new drug Sofosbuvir to\u00a0treat hepatitis C\u00a0at a\u00a0price of\u00a080,000\u00a0EUR per course! This action immediately joined a\u00a0large number of\u00a0participants from International HIV\/AIDS Conference, transforming it\u00a0into a\u00a0viral campaign,\u00bb<\/em> \u2014 says Olga Stefanyshyna<\/strong>, Executive Director of\u00a0CF\u00a0\u00abPatients of\u00a0Ukraine.\u00bb<\/p>\n The event took place at\u00a020th International AIDS Conference in\u00a0Melbourne, during the presentation of\u00a0Gregg Alton, Vice President of\u00a0the company. Activists harshly condemned and booed speech of\u00a0Gregg Alton, they symbolically \u00abdied\u00bb under the scene holding the posters which demanded to\u00a0prevent such high prices for the drug. Afterwards, activists marched to\u00a0the Gilead stand and left there a\u00a0real liver. \u00abThis symbol had to\u00a0remind pharmacists that in\u00a0the pursuit of\u00a0profits, they actually kill people with hepatitis\u00a0C instead to\u00a0treat them.\u00a03, 5\u00a0million Ukrainians can not afford to\u00a0be\u00a0treated at\u00a0such prices, 80,000\u00a0EUR\u00a0\u2014 unrealistically high price for patients with hepatitis,\u00bb<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 says Olga Stefanyshyna<\/strong>, Executive Director of\u00a0CF\u00a0\u00abPatients of\u00a0Ukraine.\u00bb<\/p>\n It\u2019s nice that some activists were dressed in\u00a0Ukrainian branded T-shirts with slogan \u00abUkraine fuck corruption\u00bb, authored by\u00a0Chairman of\u00a0CF\u00a0\u00abPatients of\u00a0Ukraine.\u00bb The report of\u00a0Inna Boyko, the member of\u00a0the team of\u00a0CF\u00a0\u00abPatients of\u00a0Ukraine\u00bb was devoted to\u00a0the fight against corruption in\u00a0the medical field. Inna shared experiences of\u00a0NGO\u2019s participation in\u00a0the formation of\u00a0transparent tender procedures at\u00a0the level of\u00a0the Ministry of\u00a0Health.<\/p>\n Olga Stefanyshyna presented progress of\u00a0Ukraine in\u00a0the access to\u00a0the treatment of\u00a0hepatitis\u00a0C and the need to\u00a0use generics in\u00a0the fight against HIV\/AIDS epidemic. Dmytro Sherembey, Chairman of\u00a0CF\u00a0\u00abPatients of\u00a0Ukraine\u00bb, had a\u00a0presentation \u00abHelp Survive!\u00bb\u00a0\u2014 when in\u00a02012 Ukrainian government provided treatment for all people with HIV\/AIDS for the first time.<\/p>\n Overall the atmosphere at\u00a0the conference was filled with sadness and mourning, because six participants died tragically in\u00a0downed Boeing 777, en\u00a0route to\u00a0Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam.<\/p>\n \u00abDuring the conference speakers started their speech with a\u00a0moment of\u00a0silence, they were filled with pain for the dead. It\u00a0was an\u00a0atmosphere of\u00a0tragic union of\u00a0activists, scientists and physicians from around the world. The value of\u00a0human life has never been felt so\u00a0deeply and realistically at\u00a0the Conference on\u00a0AIDS,\u00bb<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 says Dmytro Sherembey<\/strong>, Chairman of\u00a0CF” Patients of\u00a0Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ukrainian activists from CF\u00a0\u00abPatients of\u00a0Ukraine\u00bb during the 20th International AIDS Conference in\u00a0Melbourne made 3\u00a0reports and 2\u00a0presentation, took part in\u00a0the protest to\u00a0ensure access to\u00a0treatment of\u00a0hepatitis C. \u00abTogether with other members we\u00a0held a\u00a0protest against the giant pharmaceutical manufacturer Gilead, which brings to\u00a0market a\u00a0new drug Sofosbuvir to\u00a0treat hepatitis C\u00a0at a\u00a0price of\u00a080,000\u00a0EUR per course! 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