Rights in Action: Creating a More Comprehensive HIV Response for People Who Inject Drugs
December 31, 2015

Rights in Action: Creating a More Comprehensive HIV Response for People Who Inject Drugs

This brief seeks to help policymakers and program implementers understand and address the HIV needs and human rights of people who inject drugs.

Pervasive stigma, social isolation and harsh criminal penalties for drug use exacerbate the risk of HIV acquisition and impede access to HIV prevention, care and treatment services among people who inject drugs. This brief seeks to help policymakers and program implementers understand and address the HIV needs and human rights of people who inject drugs.

Organizations:

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) United States President′s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) LINKAGES

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