Justice Health Unit hosts COVID-19 and Detention Webinar 6: Towards a data-driven global response

The Justice Health Unit has hosted the final webinar in the six webinar series on Building a sustainable, comprehensive response to COVID-19 in relation to detention.  This webinar, titled Towards a data-driven global response, focused on the need for data on COVID-19 response strategies implemented, their effectiveness in reducing COVID-19, and impact on the broader health and human rights of people in custody and staff to inform the global response going forward.

The webinar, held on 9 September 2021, was co-facilitated by Prof Stuart Kinner and Louise Southalan of the Justice Health Unit.

We aim to continue our work on this issue, with our international and Australasian collaborators, through various channels and forums.

Webinar 6: Towards a data-driven global response

(Recorded on Thursday 9 September 2021)

Presentations and links

The panellists presented in the order listed below. Links to the their Powerpoint presentations, where used, are provided.

  1. Lindsay Pearce, Research Fellow, Justice Health Unit (JHU), The University of Melbourne. Her Powerpoint presentation is available here.
  2. Dr Filipa Alves da Costa, specialist in public health and policy, working for the Alcohol, Illicit Drugs & Prison Health Programme (WHO HIPP), at the WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases. Her Powerpoint presentation is available here.
  3. Tríona Lenihan, Policy and International Advocacy Manager, Penal Reform International (PRI). See recording for verbal presentation.
  4. Dr Elena Leclerc, Coordinator of the Health Care in Detention Programme Coordinator, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Her Powerpoint presentation is available here.
  5. Peter Severin, President of International Corrections & Prisons Association (ICPA). See recording for verbal presentation.

All webinar recordings in the COVID-19 and detention Justice Health Unit webinar series are available here.

For inquiries, contact Clare Chiminello.