NURSES SELLING ARV DRUGS ON THE BLACK MARKET

Anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs dispensed for free to people living with HIV by but public health institutions are being diverted to illegal street markets where some unscrupulous nurses are selling a month’s supply for US$10, the Herald has learnt.

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Anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs dispensed for free to people living with HIV by but public health institutions are being diverted to illegal street markets where some unscrupulous nurses are selling a month’s supply for US$10, the Herald has learnt. The theft of drugs for resale to people who are not on the official database of beneficiaries who get the drugs for free has created shortages,