Tagged as: People who use drugs

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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Easing the struggles of people who use drugs during COVID-19 30 Apr 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds we are working to ensure the needs of people who use drugs are not ignored, says Khuất Thị Hải Oanh, executive ...

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Championing the health and rights of young people who use drugs in Zimbabwe 30 Jan 2020

Last month, Zimbabwe Civil Liberties Drug Network hosted the Health for Justice, Justice for Health Youth Concert. We learn why we can't ignore the ri...

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Drug decriminalisation across the world: the evidence 30 Jan 2020

What is the real impact of drug decriminalisation on the health and rights of people who use drugs? A new interactive online map from the Internationa...

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A human rights perspective on universal health coverage 21 Oct 2019

UHC Stories from the Indonesia, Kenya, Eastern and Southern Africa, Ukraine and Vietnam...

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Six reasons why drug consumption rooms work 26 Jun 2019

With zero deaths from overdose since 2003, the Insite drug consumption site in Vancouver, Canada, has been on the frontline of reducing the harm cause...

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