Six months of non-stop police patrols

Police officers lead a suspect handcuffed to Centarl Police Station for questioning
Police officers lead a suspect handcuffed to Centarl Police Station for questioning

Police have agreed to engage in non stop night patrols for six months arresting and charging loitering locals and illegal immigrants as a measure to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS through prostitution.

In a draft strategy document, produced by the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Police, National Aids Coordinating Agency(NACA) and the Immigration Department, the patrols will be carried out by police and the immigration department.

The strategy document is a result of the Ministry of Health findings that reveal that HIV prevalence was at 62% among prostitutes, with significant percentage of them also found to be suffering from STI's such as chlamydia (11.5%), gonorrhoea (10.5%) and syphilis (3.5%).

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