Complemented by other activities implemented in nightlife settings, drug checking can serve as an extension of prevention and harm reduction interventions, potentially saving lives.
The research estimates that there are 15.6 million people who inject drugs aged 15-64 years globally, with a substantial number living with HIV and HCV, and exposed to adverse risk environments that increase health harms.
IDPC calls upon the OHCHR to promote harm reduction, reiterate its call for the decriminalisation of drug use and end all other forms of inhumane and disproportionate punishment.
The authors conclude that HIV and HCV prevention interventions for people who inject drugs remains poor and is likely to be insufficient to effectively prevent HIV and HCV transmission.
The authors argue that the international drug control regime's obsolescence is inevitable unless it gives itself the means to adapt to the evolving realities on the ground.
The lack of global access to pain relief and palliative care throughout the life cycle constitutes a global crisis, and action to close this divide between rich and poor is a moral, health, and ethical imperative.
This toolkit is intended to serve as a resource for organizations considering advocating for increased access to palliative care and pain relief as a human right within the United Nations human rights system.
Collaborative research is more than a list of involvement activities; it is a mindset requiring receptiveness to new ideas, trust, respect, effort and resources.
