People who use drugs
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The Global Burden of Injecting Drug Use, HIV, Hepatitis and TB in Prisons: Findings from INHSU 2025
The findings are clear: disease burden in prisons is extraordinarily high, and without addressing health disparities in carceral settings, global efforts to eliminate HIV, viral hepatitis, and TB will continue to fall short. More
HIV, STI, and Hepatitis Among PWID at a Sexual Health Clinic in Australia
PWID are highly susceptible to STIs and blood-borne infections. Future prevention programs directed at PWID must include increasing the rate of HCV testing and messages related to sexual risk practices to help reduce the burden of disease in PWID. More
A Decentralized Point of Service Triple Prevention and Treatment Model for Hepatitis B, C and HIV in PWID in South Africa
The model demonstrated a feasible approach to improve access for PWID in South Africa to viral hepatitis and HIV care. More
WHO’s New Guidance on Maintaining Opioid Agonist Maintenance Treatment as an Essential Health Service
WHO calls on countries, service planners, providers, policy-makers, and all stakeholders involved in treatment and overdose prevention programmes to ensure live-saving interventions are maintained. More
Global State of Harm Reduction: 2025 Update to Key Data
The 2025 update summarises key developments in harm reduction services, funding and drug policy since the launch of the 9th edition of the report in November 2024. More
