Kyrgyzstan: Punishment by Disease
Kyrgyzstan: Punishment by Disease
Author(s): Hamid Tursunov Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: Kyrgyzstan; tuberculosis; disease; prisons; drug-resistant; international medical aid organization; National Tuberculosis Center; TB infections; medical treatment; health care; alcohol; drugs; WHO; DOTS program; human rights
Summary/Abstract: TB rates are dangerously high in Kyrgyzstan’s overcrowded prisons, and few prisoners continue treatment after release.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 12/01
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF