Leave No One Behind

Sentenced and locked away: HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwean Prisons

Briefing paper | Leave No One Behind | 2018

Fortunate Machingura, Gibson Mhlanga, Tapuwa Magure, David Hulme

HIV prevalence among the prison population in Zimbabwe is at 28%, double the general adult population (13.8%). As such, the commitment to end the AIDS epidemic and leave no one behind in Zimbabwe is impossible without stronger and more sustained action to address the HIV needs of people in the country's prisons. 

This briefing paper sets out broad parameters that underscore the importance of acting rapidly to address information gaps that can be bridged to assess the Zimbabwe situation better, and support more effective HIV/AIDS service delivery in prisons.

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