South Africa: HIV positive inmates to get ARVs

HIV-positive inmates at Westville Prison in Durban, South Africa, will receive identification documents required to access antiretroviral drugs after holding a hunger strike earlier this year to advocate for access to the treatment, Tebogo Motseki, correctional services chief deputy commissioner, said on Wednesday. More than 240 HIV-positive inmates held a three-day hunger strike at the prison in March in an effort to obtain antiretroviral therapy.