Gov�t to comply with Prisons Act in ARV provision

The Prisons Act and Regulations through some of its Sections states that a prisoner is any person, whether convicted or not, under detention in a prison, and provides that all prisoners shall be subject to the provisions of the Act and that a medical officer shall be responsible for the health of all prisoners and shall cause all prisoners to be medically examined at such times as shall be prescribed.

The law provides that a medical officer shall examine all prisoners who complain of illness and treat all prisoners. The CoA made the order when dismissing an appeal by the government, against provision of ARVs to foreign inmates.