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 2. 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 11