Prison needle programs could save double what they cost – our new modelling shows how
By Farah Houdroge, Mathematical Modeller, Burnet Institute
Mark Stoové, Head of Public Health, Co-Head HIV Elimination Program, Head of Justice Health Research, Burnet Institute
Nick Scott, Head of Modelling and Biostatistics, Burnet Institute
Australia leads the world in community-based needle programs. Yet they’re not used in prisons – which are hotspots for hepatitis C infection.
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