THE Australian Medical (AMA) Association is calling for needle and syringe programs (NSPs) to be introduced in prisons to help cut down the spread of Blood Borne Viruses (BBV).
The AMA has launched its Position Statement on Blood Borne Viruses 2017 cementing its support for NSPs as a "frontline approach to preventing BBVs".
AMA said prison-based NSP trials had been shown to reduce the risk of staff needle-stick injuries and increase inmates' abiity to access drug treatment.
CLICK HERE to access the AMA's position statement.
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