The Ministry of Health failed to purchase 107 annual courses of HIV therapy, costing approximately one billion rubles.

Seventeen of the 61 auctions for the procurement of these drugs failed to take place in early 2024 due to suppliers failing to bid. The figures were calculated by an expert group. Health ResourcesThe group fears that the failed auctions could slow down the supply of drugs to the country's regions. At the same time, the Ministry of Health assuresthat the reserves will last for three months, the situation is “under constant monitoring”, new purchases are being made.

Activists believe the low starting price offered by the Ministry of Health is the likely reason for the collapse of the bidding process. It is 98% lower than the 2023 price. For example, the starting price for darunavir is 1,54 rubles per tablet, compared to 72,56 rubles a year earlier. Commercial bids are reaching 359 rubles. There are also no bids for auctions where prices have not changed compared to 2023.

Action Patient control is already receiving reports from patients about problems with medications, in particular in Astrakhan region и Komi RepublicThe dire situation with drugs has been going on since 2022. Last year, the situation have described as a "catastrophe," and doctors said they hadn't seen such a collapse in 13 years. Meanwhile, undertreatment of HIV threatens a surge in its spread among the population.