A broad coalition of patients, health professionals, researchers and experts in public health underscored that eliminating viral hepatitis will not take place unless people who use drugs have effective access to prevention and treatment services.
The Canadian government continues to roll out these life-saving harm reduction measures in an effort to counter the overdose crisis sweeping the region.
In the Bronx, which lost more residents to drug overdoses last year than any other New York City borough, the heroin epidemic has latched on to a vulnerable population.
A 2012 study found 16 of 22 countries in Francophone Africa have no healthcare providers specializing in palliative care, which focuses on pain treatment and quality of life.
