RISE-Vac contributions to World Immunisation Week

The Rise-Vac (Reaching the hard-to-reach: Increasing access and vaccine uptake among the prison population in Europe) consortium has come together to celebrate World Immunisation Week by sharing some of the work that each partner has completed over the last year. This work has been chosen because of its variety and impact. Below are some examples of the work the rise-vac partners have completed to improve vaccination uptake and literacy in prison settings across Europe.

Moldova 

The medical staff of the National Administration of Penitentiaries carried out a study on the knowledge and attitude towards vaccinations among the prison population.

Further information of the study can be read here: The efforts of the National Penitentiary Administration System in Moldova provided credible results around knowledge and attitudes towards vaccinations in a European survey  

Italy

Marianna Polidoro produced a report on the vaccination activities at the “San Vittore” remand house in Milan.

This report can be access here: The vaccination clinic in “San Vittore” remand house, Milan: a RISE-Vac Project

Cyprus 

The global immunization community celebrates the life-saving power of vaccines during World Immunization Week. As part of the European project “RISE-Vac”, the Cyprus National Addictions Authority, in collaboration with the Cyprus Prison Department and the Nursing Services of the Ministry of Health, organised a training event in Cyprus with the title “Vaccination and testing for infectious diseases among vulnerable populations”.  

To read more about this event click here: 

To find out more about RISE-Vac, click here: RISE-Vac • WEPHREN (tghn.org)

Read other articles from RISE-Vac here: RISE-Vac Outputs • WEPHREN (tghn.org)