Why let Aids drugs expire?

SIR—It was reported in The New Vision that the Government will soon start centres,

SIR—It was reported in The New Vision that the Government will soon start centres, where anti-retroviral drugs (drugs which prolong and improve the lives of HIV-postive people) will be supplied to those who can afford. In Mulago Hospital, nevirapine, a drug that reduces the risk of infection of babies by positive mothers, is about to expire, according to the Director Mulago Hospital, Dr Lawrence Kaggwa. I now recommend to the Ministry of Health that before drugs for HIV are delivered to concerned institutions, the number of people who can afford, in a defined distance to be served, must be estimated. Otherwise, it beats understanding to procure expensive drugs and let them expire. George Kibumba The Joint Medical Store