All the news Showing 10 of 46 articles from: PrisonersGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Recent incarceration increases HIV and hepatitis C risk for people who inject drugs Michael Carter / 19 November 2018 People who inject drugs (PWID) recently released from prison or jail have a substantially increased risk of acquiring infection with HIV or hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to the results of a systematic ... Incarceration is likely to increase HIV and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs, new study finds University of Bristol / 31 October 2018 What are the barriers to hepatitis C treatment in prisons? Keith Alcorn / 15 October 2018 Lack of privacy, lack of peer support and lack of harm reduction are perceived as the biggest barriers to improving the uptake of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C among prisoners, a qualitative ... Failure to provide naloxone at the point of release for most prisoners is putting lives at risk Drink & Drug News / 11 July 2018 State Prisons Fail To Offer Cure To 144000 Inmates With Deadly Hepatitis C Kaiser Health News / 09 July 2018 ‘Opt-out’ testing for HIV and hep C is seen as coercive by many prisoners Avert / 15 June 2018 Harm reduction measures for HCV prevention and treatment lacking in Europe's prisons, survey finds Keith Alcorn / 31 May 2018 Harm reduction measures for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C in prisoners are still lacking in the majority of European countries and the lack of harm reduction will block ... Access to testing and treatment for hepatitis C in European prisons must improve Keith Alcorn / 30 May 2018 Lack of access to hepatitis C treatment and prevention in European prisons is a public health emergency and risks breaching international agreements on the avoidance of inhumane and degrading conditions, ... European survey asserts insufficient HCV prevention in prisons Healio / 29 May 2018 Canada reveals needle exchange programme in prisons The Lancet (requires free registration) / 25 May 2018 ← Prev12345Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Human rights Stigma and discrimination Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics Prisoners Migrants Conference news Email bulletin archive