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THE United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has donated 50 boxes of Multi Drug Resistant- Tuberculosis masks to the Correctional Services.
Patrick Dlamini, from UNODC, stated that they were hoping that the donation would go a long way in helping the department.
Speaking during the presentation at the Correctional Services in Matsapha last Thursday, he said they had negotiated with the ministry of health to have ARV’s distributed in the Voluntary Testing and Counselling Centre in Matsapha Correctional institution.
He said: “This is to lessen security risks of transporting inmates to hospitals as it stretches staff strength to extreme limits.” He also pledged to train both nurses and the correctional staff on HIV and AIDS treatment as well as on ART.
“Soon UNODC will conduct a research on HIV prevalence rates in the country’s prisons,” said Dlamini.
Commissioner of Correctional Services Isaiah Ntshangase thanked UNODC for the donation stating that the organisation was doing a good job in helping the department rehabilitate offenders.
He said “the donation will improve the conditions for humane detention of offenders enhance rehabilitation programmes, offer offenders opportunities to engage in recreational programmes, increase HIV/AIDS awareness in prison and improve officers’ physical well being required in the Code of conduct for staff members.”
Other donations include 1000 t-shirts, 500 light blankets, 1000 playing cards, 1 500 posters, 800 towels, 80 soccer balls, 50 boxes of latex gloves, 500 folders containing writing pads, pens and calculators, and desk calendars.
Patrick Dlamini, from UNODC, stated that they were hoping that the donation would go a long way in helping the department.
Speaking during the presentation at the Correctional Services in Matsapha last Thursday, he said they had negotiated with the ministry of health to have ARV’s distributed in the Voluntary Testing and Counselling Centre in Matsapha Correctional institution.
He said: “This is to lessen security risks of transporting inmates to hospitals as it stretches staff strength to extreme limits.” He also pledged to train both nurses and the correctional staff on HIV and AIDS treatment as well as on ART.
“Soon UNODC will conduct a research on HIV prevalence rates in the country’s prisons,” said Dlamini.
Commissioner of Correctional Services Isaiah Ntshangase thanked UNODC for the donation stating that the organisation was doing a good job in helping the department rehabilitate offenders.
He said “the donation will improve the conditions for humane detention of offenders enhance rehabilitation programmes, offer offenders opportunities to engage in recreational programmes, increase HIV/AIDS awareness in prison and improve officers’ physical well being required in the Code of conduct for staff members.”
Other donations include 1000 t-shirts, 500 light blankets, 1000 playing cards, 1 500 posters, 800 towels, 80 soccer balls, 50 boxes of latex gloves, 500 folders containing writing pads, pens and calculators, and desk calendars.
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