Mpox prevention and control - Key recommendations for protecting people living and working in prison (directed at prison officers and healthcare staff)

Overview

WHO Regional Office for Europe and the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have developed these factsheets intended for people living in prisons and for visitors, that summarise signs and symptoms, transmission routes and the risks associated with mpox in simple language. Key recommendations intended for health and security workers in detention facilities are conveyed to ensure the health and well-being of staff and people living in these facilities.

People in prison should have access to quality health care that is at least equivalent to that available in the community and necessary health-care services free of charge without discrimination on the grounds of their sexual orientation or gender identity/expression, or legal status.