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The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Justice Ministry conduct a joint workshop

24 January 2006 [03:36] - TODAY.AZ
The international workshop on "The prevention and control of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS in prisons and opportunities for collaboration between government health services" was jointly organized by the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan and the ICRC from 17 to 19 January.

Seventy representatives from the prison and public health sectors, international and non-governmental organizations attended the workshop, APA reports.

The Deputy Minister of Justice, Vilayat Zahirov, and the ICRC Medical Coordinator for Health in Prisons, Dr. Hernan Reyes, participated in the workshop. Experts from Belgium, Georgia, Russia, Switzerland, and Ukraine gave lectures and recommendations.

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