Organised by the Alliance for Public Health with the support of Ukraine, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, the Ukrainian Network of People who Use Drugs and the Precursor Foundation for Social Policy Tuesday 15th March 8am-8.50am Ganna Dovbakh, Eurasian Harm Reduction Association; Anna Shemet, Ministry of Health, Ukraine; Anton Basenko, European AIDS Treatment …
Side-Event: Young Sex Workers Who Use Drugs: Addressing the Stigma and Need for Change
Ruby: Youth RISE works with young people who use drugs around the world who are working in drug policy reform and ham reduction. We use the principle of Full Spectrum Harm Reduction and work to reduce stigma and discrimination. Created a research paper last year with a group of 7 people working in the field …
Side event: Women in law enforcement and drug policy – it’s a feminist issue
Suzanne Sharkey: Its 2023 and last month a male friend said to me women in western society have equality they are 50% of the population after all – Oh how I laughed and how he regretted the question – but it’s not his fault that is what he has seen and he has learnt – …
Side event: Examples of public private partnerships promoting social integration of justice-involved individuals with substance use disorders
Antonio Lomba Moderator: Good afternoon and welcome, without delay I will welcome Ambassador Bortezi of Italy. Ambassador Alessandro Cortese: I am delighted to open this side-event, co-sponsored by our government. I thank the organizers for the invite, in particular long standing friends San Patrignano. We take reintegration and rehabilitation of people who use drugs very …
Side event: Urban drug policies in the globalised world: a leximetrical focus
(…) Neil Woods: In the UK 50,000 children are dealing heroin, per the UK government website. This information is now removed now from the website due likely to embarrassment. I first bought heroin from a child in 2001 as undercover cop. Now it is the norm, before it was shocking – you are now more …
Side-Event: Ending Gender-Based Violence for Women and Gender Non-Conforming People who Use Drugs
Gloria Lai: Welcome to the side event: Ending Gender Based Violence Against Women and Gender Nonconforming People who Use Drugs. To start, Elizabeth Wilde, First Assistant Secretary, Development Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Australia, will be making opening remarks via video Elizabeth Wilde: Australia is pleased to give support to this event. …