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Harm reduction programmes: saving lives among people who inject drugs

Harm reduction programmes: saving lives among people who inject drugs

UNAIDS - "Harm reduction programmes are saving lives among people who inject drugs. Unfortunately, not everyone in need of such services has access to them. UNAIDS has produced a series of videos to raise awareness about harm reduction and to call for the provision of harm reduction services to all in need.

People who inject drugs are among the key populations most at risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV. Yet they are also among those with the least access to HIV prevention, care and treatment services, because their drug use is often stigmatized and criminalized." (...) Photo: Look closely!/Nicola Sap De Miri/flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)


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