Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 WHO Health in Prisons Project 7th meeting Prison Health Expert Group Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 Brenda van den Bergh Technical Officer World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe Health in Prisons Project

7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 Outline Overview HIPP Achievements Conference and network meeting Kyiv Plans Conference and network meeting Madrid

Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 WHO Regional Office for Europe

Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 WHO Health in Prisons Project (HIPP) Started in 1995 Purpose: ‘to support Member States in improving public health by addressing health and health care in prisons, and to facilitate the links between prison health and public health systems both at national and international levels’

Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 Member States HIPP 38 Member States are actively involved: 16 from Western Europe: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom (England, Wales and Scotland) 13 from Central Europe: Albania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia 9 from Eastern Europe: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 International partners Pompidou Group, Council of Europe AIDS Foundation East-West WHO Collaborating Centre for Promoting Prison Health, Department of Health, England and Wales Prison Health Expert Group of The Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being International Centre for Prison Studies, Kings College, London International Committee of the Red Cross European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, United Kingdom American Public Health Association

Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 Main achievements 2008 Launch Russian version of the Prison Health guide Launch Trencin Statement on Prisons and Mental Health Survey women’s health and health care in prisons Round Table Women’s health in Prison Country activities Participation in APHA conference Final report European Commission HIPP Conference ‘Women’s health in Prison’ and network meeting 2008

Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 Conference Kyiv, November 2008 Topic: ‘Women’s Health in Prison’ Around 150 participants Great importance for Ukraine Further evidence provided by presenters for urgent need for change Discussion and adoption of draftKyiv Declaration and background paper

Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 After Kyiv: Declaration + background paper Main aims: 1.To raise awareness among the countries within the WHO European Region of the current situation regarding the health of and healthcare provided for women in European prisons 2.To call for marked improvements in the current situation by implementation of some WHO recommendations Will be published in English, Russian, French and German in March/April 2009

Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 After Kyiv: Guidance notes and Checklists To be developed to accompany the Kyiv Declaration. Aimed for: policy makers politicians governors/chiefs of prisons - senior staff staff involved in practice at prisoner level Next step: Drafting group and consultation group to be established Timeline: 1-1½ years

Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 Main activities 2009 Publications and activities related to topic 2008 Women’s Health in Prison Survey Post-release overdose deaths - WHO recommendations on how to reduce the number Survey on Prisons and Blood Borne viruses Modifying Prison Health Database HIPP sessions during World Congress on Public Health - Istanbul, April Country activities International Conference ‘Prison Health Protection’ and HIPP network meeting 2009

Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 Conference and network meeting 2009 What:‘Prisons and Health Protection’ Where:Premises of Department of Health, Madrid, Spain When: October 2009 Who:Network meeting: HIPP network members Conference: open registration Organizers conference: WHO/EURO, CC, Spanish government, UNODC, EMCDDA, IJPH, Pompidou Group CoE, AFEW

Health in Prisons Project 7 th Meeting Prison Health Expert Group - Vilnius, Lithuania, 9 February 2009 Contact details: Website: Thank you!