Implementation of HIV programmmes in Zimbabwe's prisons

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a serious health threat to over 10.3 million people in prisons across the world. Studies have revealed that the levels of HIV prevalence in prison population are far higher than in the population outside prisons. In Zimbabwe, the HIV prevalence in prisons is at 28% and in the general communities is at 13.5%. As means of managing high HIV prevalence in prisons, international, regional and national stakeholders began implementing various HIV programmes for people in prison. Programmes being implemented are in consonant with the international, regional and national HIV policies for people in prisons. This book is evaluating the role that has been played by stakeholders in implementing the HIV prevention and treatment programmes in Zimbabwe's prisons. The prevention and treatment programmes that this book evaluate include Information, Education and Communication (IEC) programme and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) programme.