hiv, drug policy and harm reduction. outreach in moscow, russia,1998
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HIV, Drug Policy and Harm Reduction
Outreach in Moscow, Russia,1998
Russia: 2010
• Governments opposition to harm reduction (Ministry of Health says its illegal)
• HIV estimates – up to 1.5 mln• HIV prevalence in drug users – 37,2%
average, reaching 75% in some cities
Timequake 2003: 14th International Harm reduction
conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand
War on drug users in Thailand
~ 3000 people killed in thai drug war
32 countries in the world still have death penalties for drug offenses
Photo: Hans Jurgen Burkhart
Police check national ID cards in China and arms of Mexicans to detect drug users
Photo: Hans Jurgen Burkhart
Timequake 2004: 15th International Harm reduction
conference in Melbourne, Australia
Australia
• Country wide introduction of harm reduction measures at early stages: – Opiate substitution– Needle/syringe programs– Peer counceling– Safer injection rooms
HIV doesn’t spread in drug useresHIV in IDUs <1%32.000 HIV cases 100.000 hepatitis C directly averted by needle/syringe programs
Australia IV League
Meaningful involvement of injecting drug users plays crucial role in
* Halting the epidemic
* Building better policies
* Improving health services
Timequake 200415th International Harm reduction conference in Melbourne, Australia
Timequake 2004
Treating AIDS is NOT a Crime
Tell Iran to Free the Alaeis, AIDS Physicians Wrongfully Imprisoned Since
June 2008Sign the petition at
IranFreetheDocs.org
Dr. Kamiar Alaei Dr. Arash Alaei
Maxim Popov, Uzbekistan
Imprisoned for 7 years for distributing harm reduction and safe sex educational materials
Photo: Getty Images
Forced labor as drug “treatment” (China)
Photo: Choo Youn-Kong/AFP-Getty Images
Indonesia: chaining during ‘treatment’
Vietnam: Red fist is crushing the drug users
Photo: David Stephens
Timequake 2009: RussiaRefusal to support NSP and opiate substitution
No scientific evaluation of programs
No money for HIV prevention
We call on the Global Fund to review its eligibility criteria for upper middle income countries.
The govt’s statements of own capacities to halt the epidemic are a lie in the sake of political image.
Russia doesn’t care of it citizens.
These citizens are our friends - and they are dying.
We ask the Global Fund to help us save their lives!!!
Vienna – home to the international drug policies
Russian diplomat Yuri Fedotov appointed as head of UNODC – UNAIDS family leading agency on HIV in drug users and prisoners.
Timequake 2008:
TAYA
Russia 2004: Front AIDS
HIV: we need medicines!!!
Our deaths is your shame!!!
We will live – this is our policy!!!
Timequake 2008:
TAYA
Timequake 2008:
TAYA
we can resist!
