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| Best Practice Awards 2009 for the WHO Health in Prisons Project | ||
| 13 November 2009 | ||
| 13 Best Practice Awards have been given at the network meeting on 28 October 2009 in Madrid, Spain | ||
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| International conference on Prison Health Protection - what works in the prevention and control of major communicable diseases | ||
| 28 October 2009 | ||
 Prisoners who are healthy on entry, have a considerable risk of leaving prison with HIV, TB or a drug problem. The conference in Madrid 29-31 October 2009, addresses the protection of prisoners health. | ||
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| International recognition for the WHO Health in Prisons Project | ||
| 21 October 2009 | ||
| In November 2009, the temporary adviser to the WHO Health in Prisons Project, Alex Gatherer, will be presented with the prestigious American Public Health Association (APHA) Presidential Citation award for 2009. | ||
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| Open-ended intergovernmental expert group meeting to develop supplementary rules specific to the treatment of women in detention and in custodial and non-custodial settings | ||
| 23-26 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand | ||
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| WHO Health in Prisons Project participated in 2 side-events to the 12th session of the Human Rights Council | ||
| 15 and 16 September 2009 , Geneva, Switzerland | ||
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| Health in Prisons project nominated for European Health Award at European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG). 30 September to 3 October 2009 | ||
| The Award recognizes health policy initiatives of European importance proven to contribute to meeting the health challenges in Europe. The Health in Prisons project has raised the importance of prison health on the political and public health agendas throughout Europe. | ||
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The WHO Health in Prisons Project (HIPP) arose in 1995 because of the recognition of the gap between public health and prison health. The HIV/AIDS epidemic and accompanying resurgence of tuberculosis and other communicable diseases have a higher prevalence in prisons than in the community.
HIPP's main purpose is 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 at both national and international levels.
HIPP established a network on prisons and health with national counterparts in 1995 to liaise between WHO Europe and Member States. Currently 39 national counterparts are included in the network.
A Steering Group for Prisons and Health was established in 2003 that acts as an international Steering Committee for HIPP and promotes action by and enhances international cooperation within the network. HIPP works closely with a WHO Collaborating Centre: the Health and Offender Partnerships, Department of Health, London, United Kingdom.
