Funding and political support for harm reduction is in crisis in many countries around the world. Harm reduction is evidence-based, cost effective and has a positive impact on individual and community health. While harm reduction is far broader than HIV prevention, this call to action centres on...
In Uganda, homosexuality is considered a crime punishable by long years in prison. In this country where an estimated 2% of the population is thought to be LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender), coming out is perilous, both for the people concerned and for their families. Despite the best...
On the final day of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), UN member states adopted the resolution "Promoting viral hepatitis prevention and treatment among people who have used drugs". During this plenary session, Wangari Kimenia, Head of Harm reduction for Doctors of the World in Kenya, spoke on...
International non-government organisations (INGOs) in Yemen strongly condemn the horrific attacks in Hajjah governorate on Sunday which according to the UN killed 22 people – twelve women and ten children – and injured many more. Hajjah has seen an increase in tensions and fighting in recent weeks...
15 March 2019 marks the eighth year of a conflict seen less and less on our screens but which is all too real for people in Syria where impunity continues to reign supreme. Humanitarian needs, including for healthcare, are immense for the civilian population left devastated and shattered by a...
The Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA) expresses its grave concern over the imminent risk of forcible transfer of a Palestinian family in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem. AIDA calls on Israel to immediately halt this and other eviction efforts in the occupied...
