ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Commission expresses its appreciation to the Director General of Prisons, Dato’ Sri Hj. Zulkifli bin Omar and all prison establishments throughout Malaysia that took part in the national survey on prison healthcare and the right to health in prison. The Commission is particularly grateful to those staff and prisoners who gave their time for interviews, providing their thoughts and opinions on healthcare and health system in prison. The Commission also expresses its gratitude to all Directors of the prisons visited, as well as their staff for welcoming the secretariat into their facilities. The Commission acknowledges the invaluable guidance and expert advice by Professor Miriam Estrada-Castillo, Visiting Professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (now former); Professor Dr. Adeeba Binti Kamarulzaman, Dr. Haider Abdulrazzaq Abed Al-Darraji as well as the staff of the Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA) of the University of Malaya. The Commission records it appreciation to Commissioner James Nayagam and Commissioner Prof. Dato’ Dr. Aishah Bidin for overseeing the Right to Health in Prisons Thematic Study, and to Jesrina Kaur Grewal, Helmi Fendy Mohamad Idris and Nur Adlin Abd Ghaffar for leading the study and drafting this report. The Commission also expresses its gratitude to the following persons: Commissioners and Secretary  Tan Sri Hasmy Agam  Datuk Dr. Khaw Lake Tee  Prof. Emiritus Dr. Mahmood Zuhdi Abd Majid  Francis Johen Adam  Nordin Madating  Rodziah Abdul vi