WHO and PHE Health and Justice International Conference: proceedings

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WHO and PHE Health and Justice International Conference: proceedings

PHE report summarises and synthesises the proceedings and outcomes of the conference and regional engagement event in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

From:: Public Health England
Published: 17 December 2015

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Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2015543

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PHE鈥檚 Health and Justice Team, in its role as the UK Collaborating Centre to the WHO Health in Prison Programme (UKCC WHO HIPP), co-produced an international conference with the WHO Europe Regional Office (Copenhagen) and the State Penitentiary Service of Kyrgyz Republic (GSIN).

皇冠体育app conference was in the capital city, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in October 2015.

皇冠体育app aim of the conference was:

to share good practice internationally
to improve the quality of prison healthcare, with a focus on reducing harm from illicit drug use among people in prison, including infectious diseases transmitted by sharing injecting equipment

皇冠体育app 3-day programme included:

a day of prison visits
an international conference
a regional consultation event which included discussion on research, tuberculosis in prisons and peer health education

Published 17 December 2015

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