Jorge Odir Miranda Cortez et al. v. El Salvador, IACHR (2000)

Date: 29 February 2000

The Commission granted precautionary measures on behalf of 27 individuals in El Salvador seeking access to essential medicines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. The Commission requested the State to provide at once, access to anti-retroviral medication as well as the accompanying nutritional and pharmacological care required. Four months later, the State authorized funding for triple anti-viral treatment for all with HIV/AIDS and began treatment of the complainants.

Citation: Jorge Odir Miranda Cortez et al. v. El Salvador (Precautionary Measures) IACHR (29 February 2000)