title: Jamaica: petition for antiretroviral drugs filed.
abstract: In February 2003, five Jamaican women with HIV/AIDS filed petitions with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights seeking an order that the government provide them with antiretroviral drugs, in fulfillment of its obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights to respect the right to health and the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress.
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents