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‘Congestion in country’s prisons fuelling spread of tuberculosis’
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‘Congestion in country’s prisons fuelling spread of tuberculosis’
THE Parliamentary Committee on HIV/ AIDS has disclosed that congestion in the country’s cells and prisons is fuelling the spread of tuberculosis (TB) infections.
Fatuma Toufiq.
According to the committee, the situation calls for an immediate and strong strategy by the government so as to address it and rescue heaths of prisoners and detainees in the country.
Reading the committee’s comments yesterday in the House, chairman Fatuma Toufiq said that the government should also strengthen testing and medical services so as to fight TB in prisons.