Transcript The Experience of Living with HIV in Prison

Ester Wina
24 July 2014
20th IAC, Melbourne, Australia
Adult
Male
Adult
Female
Youngster
Male
Youngster
Female
Detainees
47931
2882
2029
49
Prisoners
99553
4973
3081
67
147484
7855
5110
116
Total
Remarks :
1.
The number of prisons in Indonesia are 444
2.
48% are Drug Cases (+- 56,000 people)
Source :
Ministry of Justice & Human Rights, the
Directorate General of Corrections. July 8th, 2014.
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HIV testing & counseling
Sexually Transmitted Infections (IMS)
TB
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
ARV Treatment
Methadone therapy
Sterile syringes
Remarks:
Promotive, preventive, curative and
rehabilitative health service
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Vulnerability, stigma and discrimination
Sexual violence and high-risk sexual behavior
Drug usage and injection
Tattooing
Limited health and nutrition
◦ Low women reproduction healthcare, limited
information and treatment of HIV and drug
addiction
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Separation of drugs users and dealers in
prison
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Optimization of prison roles and functions as
correctional institutions
Improvement of information service system
for prisoners to prevent disease prevalence
Improvement of healthcare quality in prisons
Provision of skills and jobs for post-release
prisoners
Cooperation between prisons and health
professionals to improve the quality of
healthcare services