Right to medical care in the penitentiary system – problems, observations, recommendations

The unsatisfactory quality of medical assistance provided to persons in state custody remains one of the systemic problems of the penitentiary system in the Republic of Moldova. The most serious problems, such as non-accreditation of the Penitentiary hospital no. 16 Pruncul, the lack of human resources, the poor quality of medical care remain the problems, which are not solved by the authorities. In this study we analyze the systemic violations present in the provision of medical care within the penitentiary system. To achieve this goal, we have set the following objectives: to examine the regulation of the right to health protection in universal and regional standards, to determine positive obligations of the authorities, arising from the standards, to analyze the organization of medical assistance in the penitentiary system of the Republic of Moldova.