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HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C in prison settings - a Satellite meeting at IHRA 2008 conference, Barcelona, 11-15 May 2008

The CONNECTIONS project is proud to support the organisation of a satellite conference on infections in prison, at the margin of the 2008 International Harm Reduction Conference, which will take place in Barcelona, on the 11-15 May 2008. 
After the great success of the satellite conference on HIV in prisons during Warsaw IHRA conference last year, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the Open Society Institute (OSI) Public Health Program and OSI Justice Initiative and the International Centre for the Advancement of Addiction Treatment, with support from IHRA and the CONNECTIONS project, announce the Satellite meeting “HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C in prison settings”, which will take place at “Harm Reduction 2008: IHRA’s 19th International Conference”, on Sunday 11 May in Barcelona.

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The CONNECTIONS project kicks off!

The European Institute of Social Services (EISS) of the University of Kent and the project partners are proud to announce the launch of the CONNECTIONS project - Integrated responses to drugs and related infections across the European criminal justice systems. The project, which has received co-funding from the European Commission Public Health Programme, started officially on the 1^st September 2007, for a three years duration. It aims at facilitating the introduction and promotion – at national and European level – of more effective, comprehensive, evidence-based policies and services to respond to drugs and infections in prison and within the wider context of the criminal justice system. Read through the newly launched web site to find out more…..

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EMCDDA calls for drug treatment and infections prevention

The EMCDDA calls for increased access to drug treatment and infections prevention for European prisoners

According to the 2007 EMCCDA Annual Report there has been a 47% increase in recorded drug related offences in the EU in the period 2000-2005, the majority of those being related to drug use or possession for use in many EU countries.

The EMCDDA denounces the negative implications of bad prison health, in particular for drug users, for the community as a whole and recognises the need to do more for the detection of serious communicable diseases such as HIV infection and tuberculosis, accompanied by adequate treatment and harm-reduction measures within the criminal justice system.

Download the full 2007 EMCDDA report at http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/

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World AIDS Day – December 1, 2007

The European Commission unveiled a new TV spot aiming to promote, among other things, responsible sexual behaviour. The theme on a global level for the World AIDS Day 2007 focuses on leadership – this is also the theme for the World AIDS Campaign.

Read more: World AIDS Day – December 1, 2007