Reader in Human Rights in the Faculty of Law, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Human rights lawyer at the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, Zimbabwe.
Health Hum Rights. 2021 Jun;23(1):225-236.
Zimbabwe has successfully reduced its HIV prevalence rate and AIDS-related deaths in recent years, but women, particularly those who are in prison, remain at high risk. Poor prison conditions, discrimination, stigma, and the neglect of the sexual and reproductive health of women prisoners living with HIV result in poor health outcomes for women prisoners. Inadequate and inappropriate health provision in prison is a breach of their human rights and a public health problem. This paper analyzes the political commitment of Zimbabwe to address the underlying determinants of health by incorporating into its health laws and policies measures that promote the health rights of women prisoners living with HIV.
津巴布韦近年来成功降低了艾滋病毒感染率和艾滋病相关死亡率,但妇女,特别是那些在监狱中的妇女,仍处于高风险之中。恶劣的监狱条件、歧视、耻辱感以及对感染艾滋病毒的女囚犯的性健康和生殖健康的忽视,导致女囚犯的健康状况不佳。监狱中提供的卫生服务不足且不适当,侵犯了她们的人权,也是一个公共卫生问题。本文通过将促进感染艾滋病毒的女囚犯健康权利的措施纳入其卫生法律和政策中,分析了津巴布韦在解决健康决定因素方面的政治承诺。