Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 22 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 June 2003. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 June 2003 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development, what discussions he has had with the Government of Malawi concerning prevention of HIV and AIDS in prisons.

Answer: Dr. Tonge: To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what discussions he has had with the Government of Malawi concerning prevention of HIV and AIDS in prisons. [116404] Hilary Benn: None. The Malawi Government Health Policy, endorsed by the Ministry of Justice and the Prison Department, advocates treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) for prisoners to help control the AIDS epidemic. DFID's Safety, Security and Access to Justice (MaSSAJ) programme supports the National Council for Safety and Justice (NCSJ), which has endorsed implementation of a Health in Prison Programme. As part of this, a local NGO, Banja La Mtsogolo, is conducting STI treatment and HIV/ AIDS and STI prevention information programmes in all Malawi Prisons. The Head of DFID (Malawi) is a full member of NCSJ.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 406 c276-7W; 116404
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Disease control HIV/AIDS Prisons Sexually transmitted infections Malawi
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk