by Dr Éamonn O’Moore, Director of the UK Collaborating Centre for WHO Health in Prisons (European Region)
The work of WEPHREN is guided by a Steering Committee made up from members of the WHO Health in Prisons Programme Steering Group and other experts in the field who meet once a quarter to review the delivery plan for WEPHREN and provide advice and support to the WHO UK Collaborating Centre in delivering the objectives. Find out more here.
Go to pageIn May 2019, Stop TB published "The Declaration of the rights of people affected by Tuberculosis". Read the declaration here
In March 2019, WHO issued “Consolidated guidelines on drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment” Please find these via the link: https://www.who.int/tb/publications/2019/consolidated-guidelines-drug-resistant-TB-treatment/en/ These consolidated guidelines ...
On the 12th July 2019, WEPHREN will be hosting an international webinar at 15.30-16.30 BST. The theme will be the importance of engaging with people in prison to ...
Crowley Desmond, Lambert John S, Betts-Symonds Graham, Cullen Walter, Keevans Mary, Kelly Enda, Laird Eamon, McHugh Tina, McKiernan Susan, Miggin Sarah Jayne, Murphy Carol, Murtagh Ross, O'Reilly Deirdre, Tobin ...
Applications for 2019-20 are being sought Griffins is once more open for applications for our research fellowship programme: If you or a colleague are practitioners working in the criminal justice ...
The 24th March is World TB Day, a day that is of considerable relevance to many imprisoned across the world. "Due to overcrowding and poor nutrition, the tuberculosis notification rate in ...
In England and Wales the Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, working with other partners across government has publsihed a Prison Drugs Strategy. This sets ...
WHO has publisehd a report on health in prisons from 38 European countries to provide a snapshot of prison health systems and services across the WHO European Region. The report uses ...
The Council of Europe has published a report on prison management and organisation, authored by Jorg Pont and Timothy Harding. Read more
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global public health problem in correctional settings. Due to the intersection of substance use disorders and the criminal justice ...
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