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  • Tanzania: Police Abuse, Torture, Impede HIV Services

    Tanzanians who are most at risk of HIV face widespread police abuse and often can’t get help when they are victims of crime, Human Rights Watch and the Wake Up and Step Forward Coalition (WASO) said in a report released today.

    6 hours ago | Human Rights Watch Health

  • Drugs policymakers of the 1980s knew the score

    This is not the time to undermine harm reduction strategies such as the needle exchange programme, bravely, and surprisingly, initiated by Thatcher and her Tory government.

    18 June 2013 | The Guardian

  • Libya's “growing” drugs/HIV problem

    Doctors in Libya say they are seeing a “growing” number of patients with drug problems and a corresponding risk of HIV infection, in a post-Gaddafi era marked by limited law enforcement and government capacity.

    17 June 2013 | IRIN

  • Beyond the Hype: PrEP for People Who Inject Drugs

    While the results of the Bangkok Tenofovir Study are striking, so is the difficulty of assessing the relevance of these clinical trial results for most of the world.

    17 June 2013 | Huffington Post

  • Investing in harm reduction––sound economic sense

    Spending money on harm reduction programmes for people who use drugs not only is a good investment but it also saves lives. This was the conclusion drawn at a meeting entitled Economics and financing of effective harm reduction strategies in the context of HIV which took place on the side-lines of the International Harm Reduction Conference held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 9-12 June.

    17 June 2013 | UNAIDS

  • Malaysia makes progress against HIV, but challenges remain

    Malaysia has taken great strides in tackling HIV - needle exchange has been widely accepted by Islamic leaders as a necessity to preserve life. However, there are more delicate issues surrounding HIV prevention including the use of condoms outside of marriage, especially by men who have sex with men and sex workers.

    14 June 2013 | The Lancet

  • New PrEP Trial Results Among Injecting Drug Users Underscore That PrEP Works When Taken Consistently; AVAC Calls for Accelerated Action to Get PrEP to Those Who Can Benefit From It

    "This is the first trial to provide evidence for a prevention option that could protect against HIV infection through both sexual contact and injecting drug use—and this is an exciting finding that must be followed up. PrEP could be a powerful additional tool for some people who inject drugs,” said Mitchell Warren, AVAC executive director.

    13 June 2013 | AVAC press release

  • Study finds first evidence that PrEP can reduce HIV risk among people who inject drugs

    A daily dose of a medication used to treat HIV infection reduced the risk of HIV acquisition among people who inject drugs by 49 percent. Those who took the medication most consistently had even higher levels of protection, according to a new study announced today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – in collaboration with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH).

    13 June 2013 | CDC press release

  • International Harm Reduction Conference, Vilnius: Wednesday update

    News and interviews on harm reduction and injecting drug use from the 2013 International Harm Reduction Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania.

    12 June 2013 | International Harm Reduction Conference Daily Update

  • Ukraine Injects Addicts With Hope

    As former presidents, senior diplomats and experts meet in the Lithuanian capital to discuss a litany of rights abuses, lethal epidemics and social destruction caused by repressive drug policies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, pockets of hope for drug reform are emerging across the region.

    11 June 2013 | Inter Press Service
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