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HIV, Drug Policy and Harm Reduction

HIV, Drug Policy and Harm Reduction. Outreach in Moscow, Russia,1998. Russia: 2010. Governments opposition to harm reduction (Ministry of Health says its illegal) HIV estimates – up to 1.5 mln HIV prevalence in drug users – 37,2% average, reaching 75% in some cities.

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HIV, Drug Policy and Harm Reduction

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  1. HIV, Drug Policy and Harm Reduction

  2. Outreach in Moscow, Russia,1998

  3. Russia: 2010 • Governments opposition to harm reduction (Ministry of Health says its illegal) • HIV estimates – up to 1.5 mln • HIV prevalence in drug users – 37,2% average, reaching 75% in some cities

  4. Timequake 2003: 14th International Harm reduction conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand

  5. War on drug users in Thailand

  6. ~ 3000 people killed in thai drug war

  7. 32 countries in the world still have death penalties for drug offenses

  8. Photo: Hans Jurgen Burkhart

  9. Police check national ID cards in China and arms of Mexicans to detect drug users

  10. Photo: Hans Jurgen Burkhart

  11. Timequake 2004: 15th International Harm reduction conference in Melbourne, Australia

  12. Australia • Country wide introduction of harm reduction measures at early stages: • Opiate substitution • Needle/syringe programs • Peer counceling • Safer injection rooms  HIV doesn’t spread in drug useres HIV in IDUs <1% 32.000 HIV cases 100.000 hepatitis C directly averted by needle/syringe programs

  13. Australia IV League Meaningful involvement of injecting drug users plays crucial role in * Halting the epidemic * Building better policies * Improving health services

  14. Timequake 2004 15th International Harm reduction conference in Melbourne, Australia

  15. Timequake 2004

  16. Treating AIDS is NOT a Crime Tell Iran to Free the Alaeis, AIDS Physicians Wrongfully Imprisoned Since June 2008 Sign the petition at IranFreetheDocs.org Dr. Kamiar Alaei Dr. Arash Alaei

  17. Maxim Popov, Uzbekistan Imprisoned for 7 years for distributing harm reduction and safe sex educational materials

  18. Forced labor as drug “treatment” (China) Photo: Getty Images

  19. Photo: Choo Youn-Kong/AFP-Getty Images Indonesia: chaining during ‘treatment’

  20. Vietnam: Red fist is crushing the drug users Photo: David Stephens

  21. Timequake 2009: Russia Refusal to support NSP and opiate substitution No scientific evaluation of programs No money for HIV prevention

  22. We call on the Global Fund to review its eligibility criteria for upper middle income countries. The govt’s statements of own capacities to halt the epidemic are a lie in the sake of political image. Russia doesn’t care of it citizens. These citizens are our friends - and they are dying. We ask the Global Fund to help us save their lives!!!

  23. Vienna – home to the international drug policies Russian diplomat Yuri Fedotov appointed as head of UNODC – UNAIDS family leading agency on HIV in drug users and prisoners.

  24. Timequake 2008:TAYA

  25. Russia 2004: Front AIDS HIV: we need medicines!!! Our deaths is your shame!!!

  26. We will live – this is our policy!!!

  27. Timequake 2008:TAYA Timequake 2008:TAYA

  28. we can resist!

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