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International News AIDS Prisoners Suspend Hunger Strike in South AfricaMarch 29, 2006 In Durban today, 242 inmates of the Westville prison ended a hunger strike undertaken Monday to protest bureaucratic obstacles to providing drug therapy to HIV-infected prisoners. On Tuesday, the correctional services department launched a task force to address the prisoners' complaint. "They have suspended the strike as of today for two months to see if [officials] will be able to keep their promises," said Sthembiso Mkhize, a spokesperson for the Treatment Action Campaign. Mkhize said corrections officials promised to test prisoners for HIV and provide antiretroviral drugs for those needing them. Agence France Presse 03.29.06  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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