| Support from Global
Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM): |
YRGCARE received support from GFATM (2004) to expand access to Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) for people living with HIV/AIDS through an unique Public-Private partnership model.
YRGCARE has made available HAART to 3010 patients. Patients on HAART receive medication through a mechanism called "Graduated Cost Recovery" shown as follows: |
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Tier l:
Zero percent recovery of the cost of medicines from
patients who are below poverty line.
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Tier ll:
Recovery of 50% of the cost from patients who have low
income. |
Tier lll:
Recovery of 75% of the cost from patients who have middle
income. |
Tier lV:
Recovery of 100% of the price of the drugs from the
patients who have high income. |
The free
supply of drugs and 50% subsidy for l and ll tier patients,
would be met with the cost recovered from Tier lll and
Tier lV.
YRG CARE has also planned to operate 15 community pharmacies
all over Tamil Nadu to extend easy acces of drugs to
the patients so that their traveling expenses are saved
and gainfully utilized for other essential expenses.
Easy access of drugs would also help them to adhere
to the therapy. |