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Parliament of Ghana passes historic new drug law, paving the way for a West African approach

The Narcotics Control Bill recently passed by Ghana's Parliament shows a West African approach to drug policy is possible, and much needed

Blog Posts 2 days, 15 hours ago

By Maria-Goretti AneIDPC Consultant: Africa

Call for proposals to promote drug policy reform in West Africa

WADPN will receive applications focusing on a range of drug policy reform issues, including health and criminal justice reform.

News Alerts March 7, 2020

African declaration to eliminate hepatitis C and improve the health of people who use drugs

Experts from the region call for increased efforts to scale up and remove barriers to health services.

News Alerts February 28, 2020

1st Regional Conference on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users (INHSU Africa)

17 - 20 February 2020

Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Upper Eastside, Cape Town, South Africa

INHSU Africa will holds its 1st Regional Conference on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users in Cape Town in February 2020.

Events 16 January 2020

ICASA 2019: People who use drugs continue to be side-lined in the HIV response

We must ask ourselves: How realistic can the AIDS Free Africa agenda be if we leave behind a whole key population? People who use drugs are being relegated to the margins.

Blog Posts January 15, 2020

By Maria-Goretti AneIDPC Consultant: Africa

Setting the records straight: Response to CSOs calling for criminalisation of drug use in Ghana

Calls against cannabis legalisation misrepresent the decriminalisation bill.

News Alerts January 3, 2020

High prevalence of HIV, HBsAg and anti-HCV positivity among people who injected drugs: Results of the first bio-behavioral survey using respondent-driven sampling in two urban areas in Mozambique

This paper assesses the prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV among people who inject drugs in Mozambique, offering insights into the community's demographics and existing risk behaviours.

Publications December 6, 2019

Drug policies used to criminalise the LGBTQIA+ community in Uganda

The Ugandan police has arrested 127 LGBTQIA+ people on the grounds of use of banned substances.

News Alerts November 15, 2019

The failed war on drugs: What Africa needs to do

Despite immense challenges, there is a promising ongoing shift in drug policies in the region.

News Alerts October 3, 2019

South Africa ready to expunge dagga criminal records

This comes in the wake of last year’s Constitutional Court ruling, in which the court found that the ban on the use and possession of cannabis in private was unconstitutional.

News Alerts September 24, 2019

Development dimensions of drug policy: Innovative approaches

This discussion paper presents innovative steps taken by UN Member States in implementing commitments undertaken at the 2016 UNGASS, and with respect to the 2030 Agenda.

Publications September 23, 2019

Needle and syringe programmes under pressure in South Africa

With the needles and syringe programme in Durban closed by the local authorities since May 2018, the services in Port Elisabeth are also facing difficulties now.

News Alerts September 17, 2019

The illicit drug market in Africa: What is needed to address it

24 September 2019 15:30-17:00

Scandinavian House, New York

The ENACT consortium partners will present findings of new research into the trafficking and use of illicit drugs in Africa, and their impact on development.

Events 6 September 2019

HIV- and hepatitis C-related risk behaviours among people who inject drugs in Uganda: implications for policy and programming

Limited access to syringes and needles as well as a lack of knowledge regarding the risks of sharing injecting equipment are some the causes of HIV and Hep C infections in Uganda.

Publications September 5, 2019

Towards a new approach to address drug trafficking, production and consumption in West Africa: Case studies of Benin, Ghana & Senegal

WACSI provides an overview of key drug-related challenges and makes recommendations to overcome them.

Publications August 20, 2019

Africa is going through an opioid crisis, but it's not what you think

The growing use of counterfeited Tramadol in Africa represents a serious health crisis but criminalising its use would lead to criminalising people in pain.

News Alerts August 9, 2019

Largest ever civil society delegation attends the African Union meeting on Health, Population and Drug Control in Cairo

The new AU Plan of Action paves the way for advocacy efforts towards fairer national policies.

Blog Posts August 8, 2019

By Kunal NaïkSub-Saharan Africa (PILS)

CSOs calling for decriminalisation of drug use in Ghana

Criminalisation blights health and wellbeing outcomes, particularly for young people.

News Alerts August 8, 2019

Prof Hart in Ghana to deliver lecture on drug policy reforms

A public health perspective necessitates debunking unfounded assumptions on drug policy, including on the pertinence of criminalisation.

News Alerts August 2, 2019

42nd session of the Human Rights Council

9 - 27 September 2019

Geneva, Switzerland

The Human Rights Council's session will take place in September. NGOs are welcomed to attend and discuss a variety of topics related to human rights issues in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.

Events 1 August 2019

International Drug Policy Consortium

Sub-Saharan Africa