the remaining 26 beneficiaries were allegedly receiving medical care, while 10 received no health care whatsoever. They also accused the State of non-compliance with the precautionary measures in that it was delegating responsibility for the provision of medical care to third-party organizations, such as Doctors Without Borders, which are not public sector entities10 and whose services are time-limited. Therefore, the petitioners reiterate their request that Guatemala’s indifference and procrastination with respect to this situation not be allowed to continue. B. Position of the State 22. The State’s initial response to the Commission was provided in the Report of the Government of the Republic of Guatemala on the implementation of precautionary measures and its answer to the petition drafted by the Presidential Commission for the Coordination of Executive Human Rights Policy. The document argues that the State has fulfilled its obligations towards the petitioners, as evidenced by the fact that 39 of them are said to be receiving appropriate medication. The State describes the following distribution of the drugs in question: Antiretroviral Drug Project Doctors Without Borders, "Project Life", Coatepeque Doctors Without Borders, The Yaloc Clinic Doctors Without Borders of Coatepeque Infectious Disease Clinics of the Roosevelt Hospital The Roosevelt Hospital Bristol Study Guatemalan Institute of Social Security – IGSS The Military Hospital Without Access to Pharmaceuticals Beneficiaries 11 5 4 1 1 3 1 1111 10 Coverage is mainly provided by institutions or organizations such as Doctors Without Borders. Communication received from the petitioners on August 17, 2004. 11 The State declares that the names, addresses, and other details of the 11 persons who have not as yet received any treatment have been referred on a priority basis to the Ministry of Public Health and to the Director of the National AIDS Program. 8

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