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The Worldwide Prison Health Research & Engagement Network (WEPHREN)
Joined October 2017
For #InternationalDayofFamilies Margaret Doherty, Founder/Chair, Mental Health Matters 2 Ltd, wrote a proem ''Reflections on a(nother) prison visit'. Read here:👉
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Today is #InternationalDayofFamilies!. Louise Southalan, Justice Health Group Australia, and WEPHREN steering committee member, highlights the work going on around the world to support families .👉
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#WorldAMRAwarenessWeek runs from the 18th to the 24th November 2023. Today we hear from Professor Diane Ashiru-Oredope and Dr Clare Oliver-Williams from the UK Health Security Agency, outline work going on in English prisons on AMR! .👉
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WHO have launched a free online training course on the Yale Coursera platform for #prisonhealth and operational staff on the prevention and management of infectious diseases in places of detention. Find out more 👇.
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It is #WorldPatientSafetyDay!. NHS England, along with a range of partners, are conducting a health and wellbeing needs assessment of children and young people in the children and young people secure estate. Click below to find out more!👇.
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It is #WorldPatientSafetyDay!. Today we hear from Dwayne Antojado about his lived experience of healthcare in prison! 👇.
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Indigenous people are still over-represented in prison systems across the world. Check out this article on years of life lost to incarceration: inequities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians 👇. #InternationalDayOfTheWorldsIndigenousPeoples.
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
Background Aboriginal representation in Canadian correctional institutions has increased rapidly over the past decade. We calculated “years of life lost to incarceration” for Aboriginal and non-Abo...
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Today is #InternationalDayOfTheWorldsIndigenousPeoples. Indigenous people are still over-represented in prison systems across the world. This article highlights the disproportionate incarceration rate 👇 .
alrc.gov.au
Although Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults make up around 2% of the national population, they constitute 27% of the national prison population.[1] In 2016, around 20 in every 1,000...
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RT @RiseVac: If you missed it last week, have a look at WEPHREN's post for #WorldHepatitisDay highlighting the work being done in prisons a….
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📢 Participate in @WHO_Europe survey on training opportunities and needs in healthcare in prison! . The deadline has been extended until Monday 7th August. Follow the link to find out more: .👉
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RT @WHO_Europe: Today is #WorldHepatitisDay. You’ve only got one life, & you’ve only got one liver. Hepatitis B & C can devastate both. Ho….
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📢It is #WorldHepatitisDay ! . Today we highlight the work being done in prisons across England to tackle hepatitis B and C infections and also the global work undertaken by INHSU Prisons. 👉
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It is #InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuseandIllicitTrafficking! This is an important day for those living and working in prisons. 📢Today we hear from Linda Montanari and Nadine Kronfli in our themed collection about Drug abuse and Illicit trafficking. 👉
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