HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs in the Sub-Saharan region averages 30%, a figure which is unlikely to change without provision of harm reduction programmes.
As fentanyl continues to drive accidental overdose deaths in Canada, it seems increasingly important for people to be able to verify the contents of their drugs.
As the death toll of Duterte's drug war climbs above 7,000, civil society organisations must work to protect the rights of PWUD in Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia.
