Fadi

Meroueh

Fadi Meroueh is dedicated to ensuring the health and supporting the health rights of prisoners. Head of the health unit of the Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone prison, in Montpellier, France, he is also president of Health Without Barriers, the European Federation for Prison Health, which represents prison health professionals, supports evidence-based health-care practices and advocates for prisoners’ rights to health. A researcher with 30 peer-reviewed articles to his credit, and 23 years working on prevention and treatment programmes inside prisons in Europe and Africa, he is also a member of numerous prison health expert panels including those convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. He received his medical degree from the University of Tours in 1991, and master’s degrees in forensic medicine, medical ethics, and addiction risk prevention from Montpellier University (2003), University of Paris V (2006) and the University of Besançon (2009).