Tuberculosis in Ecuador’s Prisons: Why Is It Not Controlled? Expert Analyzes
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What you need to know Tuberculosis in prisons reached epidemic levels, with more than 2,500 cases recorded in 2025.The government hides health information, by suspending the publication of epidemiological statistics and rejecting an emergency declaration in the prison system.The Encuentro prison became the symbol of the crisis, following reports of malnutrition, lack of medical care and deaths of inmates in state custody. The issue of tuberculos…
This is what you should know: In Quito, a tuberculosis defendant was sent to prison.Expert warns that overcrowding and transfers make it difficult to stop tuberculosis in prisons.More than 2,600 prisoners suffer from the disease in Ecuador and family members report lack of medicines. Eight months after being diagnosed with tuberculosis, Jean Pierre, 29, who was prosecuted for theft, was sent to preventive detention in Quito on Thursday, May 28. …
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