By Jan-Peter Kelder | Resource development manager
As you perhaps know, Siam-Care works with HIV-infected inmates. Many of them either get infected in prison, or only discover in prison that they are infected. Should all inmates perhaps be tested on arrival in prison? A Dutch student does her graduation thesis on this subject.
Some people argue that all inmates should be tested when they arrive in prison. Other's want prisoners to decide for themselves. Currently the policy in most Thai prisons is that inmates only get tested when they feel sick and/or show symptons of HIV. Siam-Care would like for all prisoners to at least have the opportunity to get tested, so that appropriate treatment can be provided as early as possible in the sickness-process.
A dutch student from the Netherlands will do her thesis on this subject. From February until August this year, she will do interviews with prison staff, with inmates, and with Siam-Care staff. Her main goal is to bring all views together and come up with a suitable advice for Thai prisons. The student will also make a comparison of Thai prisons and prisons in the Netherlands, to see if they can learn from each other.
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