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ECOWAS regional strategy for HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B & C and sexual and reproductive health and rights among key populations

ECOWAS acknowledges the importance of ensuring access to harm reduction services by removing socio-structural barriers, including through decriminalisation.

Publications September 11, 2020

Stakeholders decry criminalisation of drug users in Nigeria

Civil society calls for alternatives to incarcerations for petty offences and investment in health services.

News Alerts September 11, 2020

Criminalization of drug use in the context of COVID-19 - Gaps in policy and practice in East Africa

15 September 2020

Online

A webinar on the criminalisation of drug use in the context of COVID-19 gaps in policy and patrice in East Africa.

Events 10 September 2020

Drugs: Let’s admit we were wrong

Former presidents of the two most populous African states acknowledge "war on drugs" derails health and welfare goals.

News Alerts September 10, 2020

Sustainable development and drug policy in West Africa

17 September 2020

Online

Insights from the Model Drug Law and examples from Ghana, Sierra Leone and elsewhere and the donor perspective.

Events 10 September 2020

Virtual Conference on Drug Demand Reduction in Africa - Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology

16 September - 10 November 2020

Online

The Virtual Conference on Drug Demand Reduction in Africa - Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology will take place through a series of six plenary sessions beginning September 16, 2020, through to November 10, 2020.

Events 8 September 2020

60+ NGOs working in Africa call upon ICASA 2021 to centre the importance of harm reduction in the HIV response

ICASA 2021 is an important opportunity to advance the HIV response by centring the importance of rights-affirming harm-reducing responses to the epidemic among people who use drugs.

News Alerts August 28, 2020

‘2020 vision’: Advocating for drug policy reform in Africa

IDPC and TB/HIV Care offer guidance on the state of play of international and regional drug policy debates to inform national advocacy.

Publications August 11, 2020

Activism and AIDS: Protect civil society's space to end the epidemic

CIVICUS, Aidsfonds and Frontline AIDS discuss restrictions imposed on key populations and civil society in responding to the HIV epidemic, with case studies from Indonesia, Ukraine, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

Publications August 11, 2020

#TreatUsRight! webinar series: Fourth instalment - Drug policy

13 August 2020

Online

This last webinar will focus on drug policy and drug policy reform, especially in light of the failed and harmful "War on Drugs". It will explore the need to have a human rights based approach to drug policy that is done with meaningful involvement of people who use drugs.

Events 7 August 2020

African Union Plan of Action on Drug Control and Crime Prevention (2019-2023)

The African Union presents its priorities in relation to drug control, including with regard to human rights, criminal justice reform, and alternative development.

Publications August 7, 2020

Children found in possession of cannabis in South Africa must not be prosecuted, court rules

The decision, which follows a similar ruling focusing on adults, details the corrosive impact of criminalisation on children.

News Alerts August 6, 2020

First responders: The peers providing psychological first aid for women who use drugs in Kenya

As the COVID-19 crisis worsens gender-based violence, peer support offers a lifeline for women who use drugs.

News Alerts August 5, 2020

Regional Conference on Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa

14 - 16 September 2020

Online

The event aims to analyse the impact of measures adopted to contain COVID-19 on the rights and welfare of those experiencing social marginality and other forms of social-economic disadvantage.

Events 29 July 2020

Understanding the Model Drug Law for West Africa

27 July 2020 13:00

Online

The webinar aims to share the content and potential of the Model Drug Law for West Africa.

Events 24 July 2020

When advocates talk about evidence-based drug policy reform in Africa, what do they really mean?

They are simply saying the current practice has failed and we need to bring on board what works in all the spectrum of the drug control response.

News Alerts July 9, 2020

Roadmap to Sierra Leone’s drug law reform forum

16 July 2020 13:00

Online

The forum seeks to assist the government of Sierra Leone in its process of harmonising and reforming its drug laws and rooting them in human rights, public health and sustainable development.

Events 9 July 2020

#TreatUsRight! Needle and Syringe Programmes and Community Mobilisation

2 July 2020 14:30

Online

This first webinar will focus on needle and syringe programmes and community mobilisation in the Southern and East African region.

Events 2 July 2020

Harm reduction continues for people who use drugs during COVID-19 in Côte d’Ivoire

PAS is continuing its harm reduction work by providing reliable information and distributing COVID-19 prevention materials.

News Alerts July 1, 2020

Cannabis rescheduling: What could it mean for Africa?

IDPC and TNI argue that the WHO’s recommendations will be an opportunity for African States to further decolonise drug control and strengthen the legal basis for emerging medicinal cannabis programmes.

Publications June 24, 2020

International Drug Policy Consortium

Sub-Saharan Africa

ECOWAS regional strategy for HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B & C and sexual and reproductive health and rights among key populations

Stakeholders decry criminalisation of drug users in Nigeria

Criminalization of drug use in the context of COVID-19 - Gaps in policy and practice in East Africa

Drugs: Let’s admit we were wrong

Sustainable development and drug policy in West Africa

Virtual Conference on Drug Demand Reduction in Africa - Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology

60+ NGOs working in Africa call upon ICASA 2021 to centre the importance of harm reduction in the HIV response

‘2020 vision’: Advocating for drug policy reform in Africa

Activism and AIDS: Protect civil society's space to end the epidemic

#TreatUsRight! webinar series: Fourth instalment - Drug policy

African Union Plan of Action on Drug Control and Crime Prevention (2019-2023)

Children found in possession of cannabis in South Africa must not be prosecuted, court rules

First responders: The peers providing psychological first aid for women who use drugs in Kenya

Regional Conference on Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa

Understanding the Model Drug Law for West Africa

When advocates talk about evidence-based drug policy reform in Africa, what do they really mean?

Roadmap to Sierra Leone’s drug law reform forum

#TreatUsRight! Needle and Syringe Programmes and Community Mobilisation

Harm reduction continues for people who use drugs during COVID-19 in Côte d’Ivoire

Cannabis rescheduling: What could it mean for Africa?

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