Download "Access for all", July 2004, Bangkok

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The international
“Harm reduction” strategy:
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According to world statistics more than 12
millions people are injection drug users among
them 3 million people are HIV positive. This is
very sensitive problem for Central Asia and
East Asia . Consumption of drugs is primary
factor in epidemic in the given region. Last
data on prevalence of using Heroin in our
republic strengthen anxiety that, we are at the
edge of epidemic HIV/AIDS.
Problems in implementing
“Harm reduction” program
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Maintenance of the necessary
documentation for realization of the project
Accuracy of time period.
Involving the drug users in our activity.
Organizing the effective management of
field work.
And last and the most important issue is the
problem of well skilled staff to carry out
HARM REDUCTION project in our countries.
Integration with specific NGOs’ will
give NS opportunity to :
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Gain of experience in this field.
Increment of experience of National
Society staffs and volunteers.
Using all the approved documents of
these NGO's for further realization of
this type of projects.
To work with PLWHAs.
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Till today there is a certain vacuum in involving these people in
social life because there is negative attitude of a society to
these vulnerable people even these days. Discrimination
connected is due to low level of awareness of the population
and absence of the appropriate legal support on this case from
Government side.
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But while carefully planned, comprehensive, coordinated public
policies, security measures, and development in the health
sector may promote democratization and cooperation in Central
Asia, poor policies can (and have) resulted in the opposite.
Counter-narcotics programs can serve as a cover for human
rights abuses. The stigmatization of drug users and HIV+
people fuels a worsening dual-epidemic.
PLWHAs and IDUs.
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It is time to take stock of the situation in order to
focus local, national and regional efforts toward the
most positive and cost-effective solutions while a
window of opportunity still exists to contain this
social and health crisis. My opinion is that, those
NSs who are not involved in this issue, must give
their first priority to solving this problem. Fighting
together we can win this problem,
we can
effectively influence changes of
the society’s
approach for PLWHAs and IDUs and of course can
help these people joining back to the society.
"When there is any war, the government will mobilize
youth for struggle. Now, the time has come when they
should call us for struggle with HIV/AIDS".
While more than 50% of youth under 15-25
years old are infecting by HIV/AIDS every
day.
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Attention towards youth, as the most
vulnerable target group of HIV/AIDS.
Maximum involvement of youth and to give
them an opportunity to use resources for
effective realization of the HIV/AIDS
programs.
Red Crescent staff and volunteers taking to the road to raise
awareness of HIV/AIDS and the stigma associated with it.
RCST
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