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Hep C Community Summit, 25-26 Nov, Marseille
“Access4all in Prisons”
Paschalis VavelidisProject Manager
Hellenic Liver Association “Prometheus”
Elimination of
HCV
In July 2017, the Hellenic National Plan for
Hepatitis C was announced in alignment
with the World Health Organization goals
for the eradication of hepatitis C virus
(HCV) by the year 2030
In Greece is estimated that 74,000-134,000
patients living with chronic hepatitis, with
only 20-30% of them are aware of their
disease status
“Prometheus” Interventions:
General population
• Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID)✔
• Prison inmates✔
Greek Prison
Data 2019
10.423 prisoners
2.372 prisoners convicted of drug related offenses
Data : Greek Ministry of Justice (October 2019)
Korydallos
Prison
Korydallos Prison Complex is the main
prison of Greece
Population 1721
2017 – 2018 we have implemented a
program “HCV-HIV-HBV-Tuberculosis in a
Prison Complex in Greece” in
collaboration with National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens
328 people were tested for infectious
diseases
Diavata &
Kassandra
Prisons
November 2018 to November 2019:
Screening - antibodies test
864 prisoners in total
133 anti-HCV+
50% of prisoners lack insurance coverage
Methodology
Collaboration
Establishment
Prisons staff
meetings
Searching and
mapping prisoners’
medical files
Checking for
potential releases
or transfers
Anti bodies
Screening
Bloods samplings &
Results
Registry Treatment
Conclusions
Awareness
Myths & Stigma
Frequent prison transfers
Need for repetition of similar interventions
Lack of insurance coverage
Lack of staff burdens the treatment of prisoners
Judge a Society By Its Prisons F.D
Paschalis Vavelidis
+306948579292
Project Manager – HELPA “Prometheus”