Take a look at the upcoming events around the world. Futher details and how to register can be found below!

Vaccination and testing for infectious diseases among vulnerable populations

When: 24th April 2024

Where: Cyprus

As part of the European project “RISE-Vac: Reaching the hard-to-reach: Increasing access and vaccine uptake among prison population in Europe”, the Cyprus National Addictions Authority, in collaboration with the Cyprus Prison Department and the Nursing Services of the Ministry of Health, is organising a training event, 

The aim of the training is, among other things, to present the prison vaccination programme to health professionals and other partners in Cyprus, as well as the community vaccination programme for adults and children, migrant vaccination coverage, infectious diseases (hepatitis, tuberculosis) and HIV infection. Finally, the AIDS Solidarity Movement Cyprus will present the experience of the AIDS Support Movement in the implementation of rapid testing for infectious diseases.

For further information please see the agenda here. The event is also published on the NAAC website here. 

RISE-Vac: Wolrd Immunisation Week, TV segment 

When: 26th April 2024 

Where: Moldova 

📺 Tune in to "Good Morning" on April 26th at 8:10am! Join Irina Barbiros and Liuba Jignea-Suveica from the National Administrations of Penitentiaries for Moldova (NAPM) as they discuss the RISE-Vac project and focus on  health-related topics impacting our prison community. 

The "Good Morning" programme can be watched live on Moldova 1 and on TRM.MD 

The First African Conference on Health Detention

When: 3rd – 5th July 2024

Where: Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Theme: Making the Difference: African Solutions to Improving Health in Detention 

This conference aims to provide a platform for health professionals and management working in detention settings in African countries to take stock of and share experience on effective prison health policies and practices, and the lessons learnt, to promote a whole-of-government approach to health in detention, and to mutually foster respect for pertinent international law and standards.

Topics:

  • Prioritizing the integration of international laws and standards on detention and health in national and regional policies while putting people deprived of their liberty at the centre
  • Working towards stronger health systems in detention, integrated approaches and partnership
  • Where we are on infectious and non-communicable diseases and what can be done to make a difference on the African continent
  • Preparing for future health-security hazards, including climate change, food insecurity and emergencies in detention
  • Health in detention in conflict environments
  • Health determinants in health protection
  • New technologies and innovations to improve health in detention

Click here to find out more 

The conference is organized by the ICRC and co-hosted by Kenya State Department for Correctional Services, in partnership with the Ministry of Health of Kenya, Kenya Red Cross, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Correctional Services Association (ACSA) and the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA).