According to the United Nations, one of the key components for protecting the fundamental right of people in prisons to health care is the unhindered access to diagnosis\/treatment and the confidentiality of their personal medical files. During the interventions of “Prometheus” and “Positive Voice” in 11 prison settings, it was noticed that the access of prisoners in diagnostic examinations and treatment is hindered by restrictions, while the leakage of their medical data leads to stigma and discrimination.<\/p>\n
The purpose of the project is to officially register those restrictions, in 5 prison settings at the Greek periphery, with a population of 2,500 and strengthen advocacy towards state institutions, in order to bring policy change, regarding prisoners\u2019 rights (electronic medical records, Social Security Number issuance, telemedicine, medical data confidentiality and prisons\u2019 decongestion). At the same time, through training and awareness initiatives, we aim to eliminate stigma, discrimination and exclusion of prisoners with infectious diseases, such as hepatitis and HIV.<\/p>\n
The project activities are the following:
\n\u2022\u00a0 Scientific Committee establishment (defining methodology, data analysis, policy brief, project supervision)
\n\u2022\u00a0 Research for human rights\u2019 violations\/restrictions
\n\u2022\u00a0 5 seminars in prisons: “Viral hepatitis and HIV Myth busters”
\n\u2022\u00a0 Training of 15 \u201chuman rights ambassadors\u201d in prisons
\n\u2022\u00a0 One-day conference on Human Rights of Prisoners with Health Problems
\n\u2022\u00a0 Cooperation with 3 media for reporting news stories<\/p>\n
The ultimate goal of the project is to benefit all people in prisons with health problems, who face barriers in accessing diagnostic and treatment services, as well as medical data breach. The Project Promoter is responsible for the management, supervision and coordination of the project, while all activities will be implemented jointly with the partner, due to the common experience of the 2 organizations, concerning vulnerable populations such as people in prisons.<\/p>\n
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