The CND is requesting civil society participation and comments for the 2016 UNGASS on drugs. This is an opportunity for NGOs to raise awareness of the need for adequate access to essential medicines.
The dynamics of HIV are changing, and the Global Fund's approach to financing the response must change with it, with an understanding that the poorest people on the planet don't necessarily live in the world's poorest countries.
While supporters say the Republican-backed legislation targets drug use and encourages responsible public spending, critics say it is unconstitutional, humiliating, and wasteful.
The new guidance will be implemented on a case-by-case basis, as some tribes can ask for federal officials to continue to enforce the federal law in their areas.
Scotland’s National Naloxone Programme was highlighted as an example of good practice in naloxone distribution and representatives were invited to speak at the launch of the guidelines in Geneva.
