Elderly male residents of Mexico City may be eligible to receive free Viagra, Cialis or Levitra beginning December 1, 2008. Government officials announced the program in mid-November, which will provide those men who pass a detailed medical examination with complimentary medication to treat erectile dysfunction.CNN: Elderly men to get free Viagra in Mexico City (November 14, 2008)
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"Everyone has the right to be happy...We have to protect people -- senior citizens above all. Many of them are abandoned and lack money. They don't have medical services, and a society that doesn't care for its senior citizens has no dignity."—Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, governor of the federal district in which Mexico City is locatedCNN: Elderly men to get free Viagra in Mexico City (November 14, 2008)
"Let's not limit ourselves to economic aid or providing services. Let's also take innovative action to promote a rich, full life."—Federal District Health Secretary Armando Ahued OrtegaLatin American Herald Tribune: Mexico City men 70 and older to get free Viagra (November 15, 2008)
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Federal District Health Secretary Armando Ahued Ortega stated that 112,000 people would benefit from the programLatin American Herald Tribune: Mexico City men 70 and older to get free Viagra (November 15, 2008)
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Applicants will undergo medical screening before they are given any medicationCNN: Elderly men to get free Viagra in Mexico City (November 14, 2008)
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The medication will be handed out at three centers which specialize in sexual health for senior citizensBrietbart: Mexico City to give out Viagra to men 70 and older (November 13, 2008)
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