USAID’s HIV React project works reduce HIV transmission in Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Kazakhstan among key populations in detention and post-detention settings. In the course of two years, the project aims to reach over 10 thousand prisoners in 16 prisons of the three countries, focusing specifically on people who live with HIV and people who use drugs.
The New York Times, by Michel Kazatchkine, July 26, 2015 GENEVA — More than 6,500 deaths have been
Drug problem concerns almost all populations of the society. Drug users are perceived as criminals, but punishment doesn’t give any results – persons released from prison can’t be immediately freed from addiction. These persons are in need of treatment and support. At the same time, it appears that majority of the general population do not have sufficient information about these people, their needs and challenges.
The research project Policies for Equitable Access to Health (PEAH) published AFEW’s op-ed on prison healthcare in the
