NORTH MACEDONIA PROTEST

Cystic fibrosis patients protest over treatment protocol in North Macedonia

epa10606153 Patients with cystic fibrosis and their relatives hold a banner reading 'We are rare and we exist - Cystic fibrosis', during the protest in front of the Ministry of Finance with the request to provide money for the purchase of therapy for all patients with this rare disease, in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, 03 May 2023. After the death of a young patient, and great pressure from the public, the state began to buy new and modern medicines, but only for patients who are in the most difficult situation. According to protesters, the drug Trikafta, which is successfully used in many countries, is not on the approved list of drugs in the country. EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI

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