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shall encourage and support the development of initiatives on HIV prevention,
treatment and care, such as peer-based education.
(e)
Substance abuse treatment programmes
Rule 15
Prison health services shall provide or facilitate specialized treatment
programmes designed for women substance abusers, taking into account prior
victimization, the special needs of pregnant women and women with children,
as well as their diverse cultural backgrounds.
(f)
Suicide and self-harm prevention
Rule 16
Developing and implementing strategies, in consultation with mental
health-care and social welfare services, to prevent suicide and self-harm
among women prisoners and providing appropriate, gender-specific and
specialized support to those at risk shall be part of a comprehensive policy of
mental health care in women’s prisons.
(g)
Preventive health-care services
Rule 17
Women prisoners shall receive education and information about
preventive health-care measures, including from HIV, sexually transmitted
diseases and other, blood-borne diseases, as well as gender-specific health
conditions.
Rule 18
Preventive health-care measures of particular relevance to women, such
as Papanicolaou tests and screening for breast and gynaecological cancer, shall
be offered to women prisoners on an equal basis with women of the same age
in the community.
7.
Safety and security
[Supplements rules 27-36 of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of
Prisoners]
(a)
Searches
Rule 19
Effective measures shall be taken to ensure that women prisoners’ dignity
and respect are protected during personal searches, which shall only be carried
out by women staff who have been properly trained in appropriate searching
methods and in accordance with established procedures.
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