The webinar focuses on fentanyl, a potent, synthetic opioid pain medication that has been associated with the recent surge in opioid related overdose deaths.
In January 2017, the Russian Ministry of Finance rejected a $1.2bn request from the Ministry of Health required to implement the National AIDS Strategy, bringing into question whether Russia intends to manage its domestic HIV crisis.
Health Minister Jane Philpott declined to support widespread decriminalisation, suggesting considerably more data would be required to further the policy.
