An independent scientific analysis on injecting drug use and HIV prevalence has offered further detail on global statistics, which should prompt urgent political commitment.
0n 7th September 2017, the Ugandan Ministry of Health authorized the Uganda Harm Reduction Network and Community Health Alliance Uganda to pilot needle and syringe programmes in a few designated health facilities in the country.
The INCB has continued its strong condemnation of extra-judicial killings in the Philippines - a positive example of its ongoing transition to a more progressive force.
Several countries, Egypt included, wish to tighten international control around tramadol, a synthetic opioid widely used for severe pain management. The INCB have declined to re-examine tramadol's status, but we must be vigilant in defending access to essential medicines.
The INCB has elected a new President, Viroj Sumyai. His predecessor, Werner Sipp, was by all accounts a progressive force. Will Sumyai continue in Sipp's vein?
This CCPCJ side event was an opportunity to highlight best practice examples of countries having moved towards more proportionate sentencing and alternatives to incarceration for drug offences.
The side event held at the 60th Commission on Narcotic Drugs offers insights into how drug policy indicators could aid in achieving the Sustainable Development Agenda.
