While many countries have in recent years eased restrictions on access to vital medicines for pain relief, Guatemala has bucked the trend with a new initiative, a move which will lead to the unnecessary suffering of patients in the country.
The UNGASS in April 2016 will offer a forum to systematise a process of developing sophisticated indicators that are in tune with developments taking place within some member states.
This HCLU video features interviews with key professionals and drug users about what has changed on the streets of the District 8 of Budapest since the closure of harm reduction services.
Big increases in drug seizures in the region and the sheer size of the drug market make ASEAN’s war on drugs seem futile and absurd, argues Gloria Lai, IDPC Senior Policy Officer.
This article gives a brief but concise summary into the work of WHO and other organisations on controlled medicines, providing useful resources and some information on how you can support the debate.
MENAHRA conducted a regional workshop that provided CSOs and partners from the region with a forum in which to discuss their experiences, raise their key concerns, and outline the gaps in service provision for women who inject drugs.
Human rights advocates in Latin America will finally be able to rely on a legally-binding instrument to demand accountability for the failure to respect older persons’ rights.
Participants at the first-ever World Hepatitis Summit urged countries to develop national programmes that can ultimately eliminate viral hepatitis as a problem of public health concern.
In August 2015, 11 YODA representatives from 7 countries met in Tirana to share their experience on harm reduction, and create advocacy plans for the future actions.
Participants in the seminar debated the international drug control system and the role that Latin America will play in the UNGASS on the world drug problem, in light of the positions taken on this issue by MERCOSUR, CELAC and UNASUR.
In December 2014, Kenya became the third country in Sub-Saharan Africa to introduce Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST), after Tanzania and Mauritius. In this report, Mainline discusses how Kenyan NGOs are dealing with the challenges posed by OST.