Tagged as: People who use drugs

Building connections for drug law reform 26 Jan 2021

Rapid intervention and targeted advocacy halts a bill to enforce stronger sentences for drug-related offences in Nigeria. ...

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The story behind Uganda’s first opioid substitution treatment clinic 28 Oct 2020

In mid October, Uganda’s first opioid substitution treatment (OST) programme opened at Butabika hospital in Kampala. This represents a beacon of hop...

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Partnering with police to improve the lives of people who use drugs  28 Oct 2020

In Vietnam, the Centre for Supporting Community Development Initiatives (SCDI) is working closely with the police on a pilot scheme that is improving...

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How the HIV response is adapting in the face of COVID-19 09 Oct 2020

All over the world, community-based organisations are initiating innovations in HIV services to continue reaching people with what they need most, be...

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Winning trust and supporting people who use drugs 30 Sep 2020

Shwe Zayar’s community-based approach to harm reduction in Myanmar....

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The road to change: reforming drug policies and shifting attitudes in Zimbabwe 26 Aug 2020

Despite no official data on people who use drugs in Zimbabwe, evidence suggests the population is significant and particularly vulnerable to HIV. Yet ...

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HIV programmes for marginalised people in southern Africa need urgent protection 23 Jul 2020

For sex workers and people who use drugs – who are already living precariously – COVID-19 is having a devastating impact and we are calling for ur...

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Four reasons to end the silence on the war on drugs 26 Jun 2020

The war on drugs has wreaked havoc on millions of people across the world for half a century, but remains uncontested by all but a few. It has become ...

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The seven Myanmar villages supporting people who use drugs 28 May 2020

Insights from the first community-based harm reduction, treatment and care pilot to be recognised by the country’s Ministry of Health....

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