Session 3B. A regional perspective on prison STBBI care and services
Tracks
Track 2
| Wednesday, September 30, 2026 |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Diamond 2 |
Speaker
Domen Kovač
Family Physician
Community Health Centre Dr. Adolf Drolc Maribor
Infectious diseases care in Slovenia’s prisons
1:30 PM - 2:00 PMBiography
Domen Kovač, MD, is a family physician at Community Health Centre Dr. Adolf Drolc Maribor, Slovenia. Since 2018, he has worked in prison healthcare, focusing on communicable disease prevention, screening and management. He has contributed to a prison healthcare program internationally recognised as an example of good practice.
Ricardo Fuertes
Phd Student
University Of Pisa
A MULTI-LEVEL ASSESSMENT OF HBV, HCV AND HPV CASCADES AND CORE INTERVENTIONS FOR CANCER PREVENTION IN PRISONS AND JUVENILE DETENTION
2:00 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Ricardo Fuertes is a PhD student in Public Health at the University of Pisa, specialising in prison health. His previous work has focused on harm reduction and community-based HIV testing among vulnerable populations. He has served as an advisor to the City of Lisbon and the Portuguese Ministry of Health.
Ioanna Liatsou
Project Manager
Association For The Support And Protection Of Public Health "Promitheas"
On-site hepatitis B/C screening and point-of-care HCV-RNA confirmation in an overcrowded Greek prison
2:15 PM - 2:30 PMBiography
Ioanna Liatsou is currently serving as Project Manager at Promitheas. She leads project design, implementation, and evaluation, with extensive experience in the design and implementation of projects within prison settings. She is an active member of the Hellenic Scientific Society for AIDS and Emerging Diseases Research.
MSc Tatjana Reic
President/founder
Croatian Society for the Liver Diseases "Hepatos"
Building trust, breaking barriers: An NGO-led mobile model for hepatitis C elimination in Croatian prisons
2:30 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
MSc Tatjana Reić, DVM, is a leading European viral hepatitis and liver health advocate. She has /does hold numerous national and international leadership roles, contributing to major policy milestones. She pioneered mobile clinic - Mobile InfoHep Centre advancing equitable access, patient-centered, linkage-to-care and hepatitis elimination across Croatia and Western Balkans.
Dr. Anna Meteliuk
Project Manager: Research
Alliance For Public Health
Ensuring diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C in prisons and community-based continuity of care for soon-to-be released prisoners in Kyrgyzstan
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMBiography
Work for Alliance for Public Health (Ukraine) coordinating a research project on expanding community-based access to HCV testing, diagnostics and treatment for people who inject drugs in Kyrgyzstan.
Formalities
Q&A
3:00 PM - 3:00 PMBiography