Tibotec has generously made available an
antifungal drug, called Miconazole or
micMAT, that treats oral thrush, a painful condition
affecting 25% of AIDS
patients every year. With the help of a generous grant from
Tibotec established a cost recovering non-profit distribution
program to make this drug available. At the same time we
were working with the
Minister of Public Health and the Department of Pharmacy to
renew the sales
license for this drug. It took 18 month and a lot of
pushing to have the issue
heard in committee. Even aftrer the license was issued it
took another six month
to print the actual license. Undetered by any of this Dr.
Hodel who had met the
Prime Minister Philemon Yang and obtained his generous
support, did not hesitate
and called on him. Now the drug is distributed through
Laborex, a large well
organized drug distribution company in Cameroon. Tibotec has generously made available an
antifungal drug, called Miconazole or
micMAT, that treats oral thrush, a painful condition
affecting 25% of AIDS
patients every year. With the help of a generous grant from
Tibotec established a cost recovering non-profit distribution
program to make this drug available. At the same time we
were working with the
Minister of Public Health and the Department of Pharmacy to
renew the sales
license for this drug. It took 18 month and a lot of
pushing to have the issue
heard in committee. Even aftrer the license was issued it
took another six month
to print the actual license. Undetered by any of this Dr.
Hodel who had met the
Prime Minister Philemon Yang and obtained his generous
support, did not hesitate
and called on him. Now the drug is distributed through
Laborex, a large well
organized drug distribution company in Cameroon.
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