prescription for the medication to be dispensed. The Program referred to in this
paragraph shall not make direct sales to individuals.
Article 35.-Funding
THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE shall transfer to the
National AIDS Program the funds allocated for exclusive use and implementation of
the strategies and actions set forth in the Law, which should encourage the
decentralized use thereof at the level of health areas, health districts and the
community itself. The Ministry of Public Finance shall allocate and include in the
General Budget of Revenue and Expenditures of the State the specific line item of
funding so that the National AIDS Program is able to sustainably and permanently
execute the programs established for education, prevention, epidemiological
surveillance, research, care and monitoring/tracking of STD/HIV/AIDS.
60.
Additionally, on November 30, 2005, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance
(MSPAS) approved Governmental Decision No. 638-2005.10 The goals of said decision are as follows:
(…) Strengthen integrated treatment of STDs, HIV and AIDS, with a multidisciplinary, intersectorial, multicultural and gender-based approach, within a framework of respect for
human rights. (…) Control expansion of the epidemic and reduce the negative impact thereof,
for both the affected persons and for their social setting. (…) Promoting and implementing
actions aimed at the most vulnerable strata of the population and parts of the national
territory where the epidemic is concentrated as identified through studies and periodic
reporting. (…)
The Government of the Republic of Guatemala pledges to allocate in the General Budget of
Revenue and Expenditures of the State, an annual budget line item for the strengthening and
operation of the National STD, HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Program and of the
programs that other ministries and government entities are mandated to carry out.
Additionally, ensure, through sufficient human, technical and financial resources, that the
commitments agreed upon by the State for execution of the financial support granted by the
Global Fund are honored.11
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About the Alleged Victims
61.
The Commission notes that the instant case is about the alleged violation of rights to the
detriment of 49 persons living with HIV/AIDS: Luis Rolando Cuscul Pivaral, Francisco Sop Gueij, Corina
Robledo, Petrona López González, Aracely Cinto, Olga Marina Castillo, Israel Pérez Charal, Karen Judith
Samayoa, Juana Aguilar, Darinel López Montes de Oca, Luis Rubén Álvarez Flores, Audiencio Rodas, Luis
Edwin Cruz Gramau, Martina Candelaria Álvarez Estrada, Maria Felipe Pérez, Sayra Elisa Barrios, Felipe
Ordóñez, Santos Isacax Vásquez Barrio, Ismera Oliva García Castañon, Guadalupe Cayaxon, Sandra Lisbeth
Zepeda Herrera, Cesar Noe Cancinos Gómez, Santos Vásquez Oliveros, Maria Vail, Julia Aguilar, Sebastián
Emilia Dueñas, Zoila Pérez Ruiz, Santiago Valdez, Pascula de Jesús Mérida, Iris Carolina Vicente Baullas, Reina
López Mújica, Marta Alicia Maldonado Paz, José Cupertino Ramírez, José Rubén Delgado, Elsa Miriam Estrada,
Ismar Ramírez Chajón, Félix Cabrera, Silvia Mirtala Álvarez, Facundo Gómez Reyes, Alberto Quiché Cuxeva,
Rita Dubón Orozco, Ingrid Janeth Barillas Martínez, Luis Armando Linares, Mardo Luis Hernández, Jorge
Armando Tavárez, Miguel Lucas Vail, Dora Marina Martínez, Melvin Geovanny Ajtún and Teresa Magdalena
Ramírez Castro.
10 Government Decision No. 638-2005, November 30, 2005. Available at: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/--ed_protect/---protrav/---ilo_aids/documents/legaldocument/wcms_132631.pdf
11 Government Decision No. 638-2005, November 30, 2005. Available at: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/--ed_protect/---protrav/---ilo_aids/documents/legaldocument/wcms_132631.pdf
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