| South Africa: Court orders government to provide antiretrovirals to prisoners. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17373083 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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On 28 August 2006, the High Court of South Africa denied the government's attempt to suspend an earlier Court order to provide antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to eligible HIV-positive prisoners in Westville Correctional Centre (WCC). In reaching its decision, the Court considered, among other factors, the irreparable harm and neglect that would be suffered by the prisoners should the access to ARV treatment be delayed. The judgment is the latest development in an eleven-month struggle by WCC prisoners living with HIV, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and the AIDS Law Project (ALP) to compel the government to provide ARVs to WCC prisoners. |
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Authors:
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Cheryl Robinson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Newspaper Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: HIV/AIDS policy & law review / Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Volume: 11 ISSN: 1712-624X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2006 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-03-14 Completed Date: 2007-03-26 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101249725 Medline TA: HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 50-1 Citation Subset: X |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Anti-HIV Agents
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supply & distribution,
therapeutic use* Government* HIV Infections / drug therapy* Humans Prisoners* South Africa |
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0/Anti-HIV Agents |
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