International Network of
People who Use Drugs

Anton Basenko closed the HR25 conference with the kind of speech that hits hard and stays with you. His speech was raw, honest and deeply rooted in lived experience. And really, it wasn’t just a speech. It was a demand for justice. A call to centre lived experience and end tokenism in harm reduction, once and for all. Couldn’t be there in person? Now’s your chance to catch up. Anton’s speech is available in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian. Read the speech here.

Recent funding shifts by major donors are having devastating effects on people who use drugs. Programmes are being defunded, frontline services are disappearing, and lives are being put at risk. INPUD’s latest briefing to the Global Fund Board highlights these consequences with clarity and urgency. Read the briefing here.

The impact of US foreign aid cuts on the health and well-being of people who use drugs has been massive and monumental. INPUD has conducted a rapid assessment to understand the depth and breadth of this impact. The findings highlight that evidence-based harm reduction models are at risk, and the severity of funding cuts has “cut harm reduction services at the knees”. Read the report here.

The Global Fund Strategy 2023-2028 places more emphasis on community engagement and puts people and communities at the centre. This report assesses how this works in practice, sheds light on drug user engagement in CCMs, and identifies approaches to support our community in Global Fund-related processes.

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Community-led monitoring (CLM) plays a vital role in advocating for the rights and well-being of people who use drugs. We have produced a guide to introduce CLM to our community and to provide resources to support the implementation of and funding for CLM.

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