Filipa Alves Costa

Thanks for the excellent service from the Braille Unit in Arbour Hill Prison for producing another braille translation for @ERCResearch project DANCING. We are making every effort to ensure the project is #accessible for all. @Irishprisons #ArbourHillWork&training

Join this webinar on 8 April at 13:00 CEST , marking World Day for Physical Activity on 6 April, to explore the role of pharmacists in promoting healthier lifestyles and integrating physical activity into patient care.us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Very productive visit to @WHO_Europe at @UNCityCPH of Portuguese Health Minister Ana Paula Martins. We thank 🇵🇹 for the critical regional grant on AI for health. We will join forces to better tackle #DigitalHealth challenges and health workforce shortages - contributing to strengthening Portugal’s national health and development plans. As well, tap into Portugal’s leadership in addressing rapid population ageing through a life-cycle approach. All in line with our European Programme of Work 2.0, during my second term as WHO/Europe Regional Director. Obrigado, Portugal, pela tua parceria, colaboração e contributo para alcançar a nossa visão de saúde para todos. #UnitedActionForBetterHealth #HealthForAll

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer caused by alcohol among women. 🎗️ In the EU, over 30% of alcohol-attributable breast cancer cases occurred in women who drank two glasses of wine a day or less. 🍷 Did you know? 💭 #RedefineAlcohol #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

Visite de la maison d’arrêt de Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone près de Montpellier, avec la rencontre du docteur Fadi Meroueh (@MerouehF). Prison unique en France, la réduction des risques est l’une des priorités de l’établissement. Dispositif d’échange de seringues, pipes à crack, tests de dépistage fréquents… les équipes de l’unité sanitaire on réussi à prévenir et à maîtriser des infections telles que l’hépatite C et le VIH au sein même de la maison d’arrêt. La prévalence des addictions parmi les personnes incarcérées est plus importante qu'en milieu ouvert. On estime qu'un tiers des personnes qui entrent en prison présentent une problématique addictive hors tabac et que la quasi-totalité continuent à consommer d'une manière ou d'une autre au sein de celle-ci. Près de 60 % des consommateurs et consommatrices de produits illicites autres que le cannabis inhaleraient, quand 30 % utiliseraient l'injection selon une étude de 2017 dans la prison de Lyon-Corbas. Dans ce contexte de pratiques de consommation à risques et d'absence de matériel de réduction des risques stérile (inhalation, injection), la prévalence du virus d'immunodéficience humaine (VIH) et des hépatites virales est 6 à 10 fois plus importante que dans la population générale. La réalité est la suivante : on se contamine en prison en France. Or l’équivalence des soins entre milieux fermés et milieux ouverts a été votée en 1994. La réduction des risques a été formellement inscrite comme s’appliquant en prison en 2016, même si les décrets d’application n’ont jamais été publiés. Les dispositifs et outils de réduction des risques varient donc d'un établissement à un autre, et sont la plupart du temps inexistants, aux dépens des détenus et de leur santé. C’est donc d’un réel cynisme de la part de l’Etat quand le Ministre de la Justice assume l'usage de drogues illicites au sein des prisons françaises, sans pour autant laisser passer un décret d’application permettant de préserver la santé et les droits fondamentaux des usager•es de drogues en prisons.

The WHO/Europe 2022 report on prison health is clear: ✅Create alternatives to incarceration ✅Invest in #MentalHealth workers ✅Ensure care continuity in and outside prisons #MentalHealthMatters even more so in prisons. bit.ly/443Ydzx #PrisonHealth2024

Community pharms are well positioned to signpost, engage with other HCPs and community resources and activities organized by the pharmacy itself to promote physical activity among patients. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Full article: Real-world effectiveness of aromatase inhibitors and fulvestrant in HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer: a snapshot of the last two years before conventional use of CDK 4/6 inhibitors in a Portuguese institution tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Such an amazing interview highlighting the importance of #equity and #leavingnoonebehind

@WHO_Europe launch infectious disease course for healthcare in prison teams. A dynamic collaboration between WHO HIPP @UKHSA @SEICHE_Yale. A double offering as NCD course e-learning now also available on @coursera @Filipa_A_C @DrCarina_FB @ChantalEdge @ewang422 #UHC #healthequity

Pleased to share the Special Issue of the Int J Prisoner Health on Making prisons and places of detention resilient to infectious diseases is now open for submissions. This call is primarily targeted at participants of the London 2…lnkd.in/e5TtHamD lnkd.in/eAgEYxnp

🎙️Our latest Health in Europe podcast delves into the experiences of people in prisons & people working on prison health during the #COVID19 pandemic, featuring @ChantalEdge, @niallwalsh77 & @Filipa_A_C.👇 buzzsprout.com/1109867/130938… #PrisonHealth #HealthSystems #HealthForAll @UKHSA

Sharing our most recent research paper on the effectiveness of palbociclib with aromatase inhibitors for advancer #breastcancer. IPOLisboa Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa INFARMED, I.P. @DMBranco @ajrsferreira joint…lnkd.in/e7yJFvAx lnkd.in/eesSws6p

The new episode of "Managing airborne diseases in prison" is now out:  WHO Regional Office for Europe UK Health Security Agency EMCDDA — European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction UNODC International Committee of the R…lnkd.in/e82bFya9 lnkd.in/e3J8-aKt

This is the best podcast I have ever heard! So real it feels you are there and you are observing @MerouehF in his daily practice working to fight #HIV and #HCV in #prisons. Highly recommended WHO Regional Office for Europe World H…lnkd.in/eNawUah7 lnkd.in/ewHA45X9

It has been a privilege to be involved in the WHO Regional Office for Europe-UKHSA 2023 Health in Prisons and Places of Detention International Conference in London, working with wonderful colleagues from UK Health Security Agency and the broader public h…lnkd.in/g-PksTXc

An example on how prisons can lead hepatitis C elimination for an entire country - multistage planning essential in Georgia @WHO_Europe @UKHSA @wephren

TB screening, training of health workforce and adequate referral to care and treatment leads to the desired outcomes - zero cases in Georgian prisons

An example of how interministerial collaboration can improve health service provision and health outcomes for people deprived of liberty - Portugal as a case study. @ISPUP @WHO_Europe @UKHSA

“Prison should be a place of rehabilitation, where we can give people the opportunity to rebuild their lives, recover, grow and go back into communities as the best citizens as they can be.” @ian_bickers - His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, UK👇 who.int/europe/news-ro…