Women, Harm Reduction and HIV. Key Findings from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine

Women who use drugs face a dual challenge: they are more vulnerable to both sexually and injection-transmitted HIV infection than male drug users, and they encounter greater obstacles to accessing the services they need. This report, by the Open Society Institute’s International Harm Reduction Development Program, summarizes the results of field assessments of women’s access to harm reduction, antiretroviral, and reproductive health services in five countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine. (Thanks to the Canadian International Development Agency for their support of this project).