Shared by Kwadwo Adu Boakye-Yiadom
- Mar, 23/01/2024 - 13:00
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ISSUP Webinar
ISSUP Indonesia, ISSUP Malaysia and ISSUP Philippines, in collaboration with ITTC, present its joint webinar series on the use of Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) in the Asian region. This is Part I of a three-part webinar series on Stimulant Use
Shared by Rasha Abi Hana
- Lun, 30/10/2023 - 08:34
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News
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International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users
At the 10th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, held in Glasgow, Scotland, international policymakers gathered to discuss the global overdose crisis and the role that supervised consumption sites can play in helping end these needless and preventable deaths.
The policy brief
A new policy brief is now available that summarises the day’s discussions and provides a starting point for those wanting to know more about supervised consumption rooms and their impact.
El 17 de octubre de 2022 en Harare, República de Zimbabue, se confirió a Zimbabue el derecho a acoger la 22ª edición de la Conferencia Internacional sobre el Sida y las ITS en África bajo el liderazgo efectivo de Su Excelencia, el Dr. E. D...
Harm Reduction International (HRI) and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Secretariat, are pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar on Integrating Viral Hepatitis...
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- Vie, 07/07/2023 - 15:19
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Location:
Kyiv
Ucrania
Este seminario web se lleva a cabo bajo la iniciativa conjunta de ISSUP Ucrania, el Centro de Salud Pública del Ministerio de Salud de Ucrania y la ICF "Alianza para la Salud Pública".
El PTTC del Sureste, en asociación con Carolinas CARE Partnership, presenta "VIH A a Z: Una capacitación interactiva para proveedores de prevención y tratamiento" el 6 de junio de 9 a.m. a 4 p.m.
INHSU 2023 will facilitate learnings from the scientific community, healthcare providers, public health professionals, and the community of people who use drugs.
Network with a global community dedicated to the health and wellbeing of...
The Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine and other ongoing conflicts in the world, have globally disrupted health services and affected treatment and psychosocial care of people living with HIV.
La 12ª Conferencia IAS sobre Ciencia del VIH tendrá lugar en Brisbane, Australia, y virtualmente del 23 al 26 de julio de 2023. IAS 2023, que se celebrará en el Centro de Convenciones y Exposiciones de Brisbane, destacará los avances...
World AIDS Day takes place in December each year. This reading list contains a list of research, publications and resources for practitioners relating to HIV/Aids. We also have a network dedicated to HIV and HCV where you can find a collection of further reading.
UNODC has developed a series of publications relating to Drug use and HIV. Here, you can find out more about the work that UNODC has done relating to drug use and HIV; prisons and HIV; HIV and the sustainable development goals; and critical enablers.
The purpose of this publication, which was also developed by UNODC, is to...
People with mental illness and/or SUD are disproportionally affected by HIV. They may participate in behaviours that increase risk for contracting and transmitting HIV, such as sharing injection drug equipment or engaging in sexual behaviours that increase HIV risk. This guide addresses the co-occurrence of HIV and mental illness and/or SUD. It reviews effective programs and practices to prevent HIV and, for those with HIV, to increase linkage and retention in care in order to improve health outcomes.
Haldane, V., Jung, A. S., De Foo, C., Shrestha, P., Urdaneta, E., Turk, E., … & Legido-Quigley, H. (2022). Integrating HIV and substance misuse services: a person-centred approach grounded in human rights. The Lancet Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00159-6
Integrating HIV-related care with treatment for substance use disorder provides an opportunity to better meet the needs of people living with these conditions. People with substance use disorder are rendered especially vulnerable by prevailing policies, structural inequalities, and stigmatisation.
In this Series paper, the authors analyse existing literature and empirical evidence from scoping reviews on integration designs for the treatment of HIV and substance use disorder, to understand barriers to and facilitators of care integration and to map ways forward.
This side event for the 65th Commission on Narcotic Drugs was originally presented on 14 March, 2022. Organised by INPUD, it was co-sponsored by Médecins du Monde, UNAIDS, UNODC HIV/AIDS Section, the Netherlands and Australia.
In 2021, thanks to significant advocacy work by people who use drugs and other key population networks, both the Global AIDS Strategy 2022-2026 and the 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS committed Member States to fulfill bold new targets on ‘social enablers’ which have significant implications concerning drug policy.
The 2021-2026 Global AIDS Strategy has bold and critical new targets on realizing human rights, reducing stigma, discrimination and violence and removing harmful punitive laws as a pathway to ending inequalities and ultimately ending AIDS.
To aid in the scale-up of interventions to remove these societal barriers, UNAIDS has produced a series of fact sheets on human rights in various areas, highlighting the critical need to scale up action on rights.
This factsheet provides an overview of the latest data, shares information on human rights, and describes the global targets and standards...
A new publication by UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes the importance of integrating HIV and mental health services and other interventions, including linkages to social protection services, for people living with HIV and other vulnerable populations.
Mental health conditions increase the risk of HIV infection, and people living with HIV have an increased risk of mental health conditions, which are associated with lower retention in HIV care, increased risk behaviours and lower engagement with HIV prevention.
Furthermore, despite an increasing body of evidence...
Sharing drug injecting equipment increases the risk of transmitting and acquiring blood-borne infections, such as HIV and hepatitis B and C. While hepatitis C is the most prevalent blood-borne viral infection among people who inject drugs (PWID), injecting drug use remains an important mode of HIV transmission in some EU countries, and local outbreaks continue to occur. Despite falling HIV transmission rates in recent years, more than 1 in 10 new AIDS cases in the EU are still attributed to injecting drug use. This may signal late diagnosis or poor case management, both of which are avoidable...
Shared by Rasha Abi Hana
- Mar, 28/06/2022 - 10:09
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Scientific article
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Yachnik, Y., Pinchuk, I., Blyum, A., Myshakivska, O., Shults, O., Koutsenok, I., Grelotti, D. J., Larkins, S., & Johnson, K. (2022). Development of the addictiontreatment workforce in Ukraine by the Ukraine Addiction Technology Transfer Center. Adiktologie, 22(1), 47–52. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-001-0002
BACKGROUND:
The high prevalence of HIV and substance use disorders (SUD) in Ukraine remains a significant public health problem. A well-trained, recovery-oriented national workforce to enhance SUD treatment associated with HIV care is needed to reduce substance use and HIV-related burden in the country.
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The Ukraine Addiction Transfer Technology Center (Ukraine ATTC) was established in 2017 to provide training and technical assistance on the intersection of HIV and SUD to support efforts to control the HIV epidemic in Ukraine. Data were derived from Ukraine ATTC initiatives in...
Silano, J. A., Treloar, C., Leadbeatter, K., Davidson, S., & Doidge, J. (2022). Peer-facilitated treatment access for hepatitis C: the Live Hep C Free project. Harm Reduction Journal, 19(1), 1-5.
Este artículo explora las lecciones aprendidas durante la implementación de un proyecto de pruebas de hepatitis C y acceso al tratamiento facilitado por pares llamado proyecto Live Hep C Free para contribuir a los esfuerzos de microeliminación.
El proyecto Live Hep C Free tiene como objetivo facilitar el acceso a las pruebas, el tratamiento y la atención del virus de la hepatitis C en el lugar en entornos prioritarios a través de una asociación entre un compañero trabajador y una enfermera clínica. Desde el inicio del proyecto en enero de 2018, 4515 personas se involucraron con el virus de...
Shared by Rasha Abi Hana
- Lun, 28/02/2022 - 08:38
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Scientific article
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Farhadian, N., Karami Matin, B., Farnia, V. et al. The prevalence of people who inject drugs among those with HIV late presentation: a meta-analysis. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 17, 11 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00439-5
Early detection of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome allows infected people to use prophylaxis against opportunistic infections and beginning immediate treatment for secondary complications. People who receive treatment benefit from increased social support and, more crucially, change their behaviour to prevent the virus from spreading to others. One of the most major methods of HIV transmission is through medication injections, and this group is responsible for the spread of HIV since they are ignorant of their illness. The coexistence of HIV and other opportunistic infections and illnesses...