ON THE REPORT ABOUT ART DRUGS PURCHASING IN 2015"ART DRUGS PURCHASES IN 2015: RELATIVITY THEORY AND THE RESULTS OF ART DRUGS PURCHASES MONITORING IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION"
The main objective of the title document is to support the efforts of the authorities of the Russian Federation being undertaken to combat HIV epidemic. With account of dire epidemiological conditions and of ART drug deficit in Russia, the Coalition for Commitment to Therapy continuously monitors ART drugs purchasing and provision to HIV patients with the aims to analyze the situation and to work out recommendation for improving it. The report includes, among other things, answers to the following questions: What drugs for treating HIV were purchased in 2015 and at what amounts? What are the prices for specific ART drugs and is there a trend to their reduction? What is the estimated number of patients treatable with drugs purchased? What possible interventions can improve ART drugs provision to HIV patients?