Declaración de la Sociedad Internacional del SIDA sobre la resolución de la CND en materia de VIH y personas que consumen drogas por vía intravenosa

El objetivo de la resolución es intensificar las iniciativas para reducir la transmisión del VIH entre personas que usan drogas inyectables en un 50 por ciento para 2015. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

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On Resolution E/CN.7/2013/L.4/Rev.1 of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs 56th Session passed on March 14, 2013: Intensifying the efforts to achieve the targets of the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS among people who use drugs, in p articular the target to reduce HIV transmission among people who inject drugs by 50 per cent by 2015.

On Thursday, March 14, 2013, the 56th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs passed a very important resolution on HIV and injecting Drug use. The aim of the resolution is to intensify efforts to reduce HIV transmission among people who inject drugs by 50 per cent by 2015.

The International AIDS Society welcomes this new resolution, in which for the first time, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs has made the clear connection between HIV, Viral Hepatitis and drug use. Furthermore the resolution specifically encourages UNODC and member states to implement the WHO and UNAIDS technical guidelines and targets.

Read the full statement below.

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