Eurasian Harm Reduction Association

Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) is a non-for-profit public membership-based organisation, registered by the initiative of harm reduction activists and organisations from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CEECA) in 2017.

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Policy webinar: advancing universal health coverage for people who use drugs

10 October 2025 - 10 October 2025

On World Mental Health Day, discover how we can make Universal Health Coverage truly inclusive and equitable for people who use drugs.

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Harnessing international advocacy for national progress: regional and international advocacy tactics for civil society to influence national policies

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18 November 2025

A RESILIENT project workshop offering tools, case studies, and practice for civil society in EECA to use regional and international advocacy to influence national policy and protect civic space.

News20 October 2025

60th session of UN Human Rights Council: Joint statement on death penalty and drug policy

IDPC joins global leaders to deliver a joint statement condemning the death penalty for drug-related offences, recognising recent reforms, and advocating for greater change.

News15 October 2025

Ukraine declares support for harm reduction internationally as a new CND member and in the national drug strategy to 2030

Despite the ongoing war, Ukraine reaffirms its commitment to evidence- and rights-based drug policy, expanding harm reduction, access to essential medicines and mental health support under its new Strategy to 2030.

Publications28 September 2025

Advancing universal health coverage for people who use drugs

EHRA, alongside C-EHRN, EuroNPUD and DPNSEE, state that the exclusion, fragmentation, and underfunding of harm reduction and essential health services within Universal Health Coverage systems cause people who use drugs to experience disproportionately poor health outcomes across Europe.

Publications25 September 2025

Punishment over care: The failing drug policy of Moldova - Submission to the UN CESCR

EHRA, Union for Equity and Health, and PULS urge the Committee to interrogate Moldova’s punitive drug policies, which criminalise people who use drugs, restrict health and employment outcomes, and deepen stigma.

Publications28 July 2025

Where there is fruit, there is seed: Scaling up community involvement for integrated, responsive, and sustainable harm reduction

The BOOST team explains how scaling up community-led harm reduction is crucial for achieving equity, impact, and real progress in the HIV response.

Publications21 July 2025

Comparing drug policies: An assessment of the validity and reliability of the global drug policy index

Bewley-Taylor et al. find the GDPI useful for comparing international drug policy, and suggest improvements to better handle uncertainty and diverse data.

Publications1 July 2025

Mapping repression: Legal trends impacting civil society in CEECA

EHRA unpicks the links between the 'war on drugs' and broader crackdowns on 'foreign agents', drug-related speech, and LGBTQI+ communities.

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