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Desk Review: Assessing Participation of People who Use and Inject Drugs in Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanisms

June 2018 This summary report is designed to support the development of a research protocol to collect qualitative data among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Asia in order to inform the preparation of a capacity building tool and guidelines for meaningful PWID engagement with Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCM). Although the Terms of Reference for this assignment focuses on five… Read More »Desk Review: Assessing Participation of People who Use and Inject Drugs in Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanisms

Facilitating the Meaningful Engagement of People who Use Drugs in Country Coordinating Mechanisms

December 2018 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) is the most important donor agency supporting projects and programmes targeting people who use and inject drugs globally. Between 2002 and 2014 the Global Fund supported 151 grants in 58 countries and one regional grant, all of which included activities to support people who inject drugs, with… Read More »Facilitating the Meaningful Engagement of People who Use Drugs in Country Coordinating Mechanisms

Call for Peer Mentors for the Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leaders Award

March 2022 The International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD) in collaboration with the International Network of Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU) have announced the first round of the new Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leaders Award. This ground-breaking mentorship program will not only honour the memory and legacy of Jude’s decades of activism but will continue her… Read More »Call for Peer Mentors for the Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leaders Award

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for People who Inject Drugs: Community Voices on Pros, Cons, and Concerns

May 2016 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a new tool for preventing HIV transmission and has sparked considerable discussion and debate in many communities. In 2012, based on evidence that PrEP is safe and effective, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended that countries consider daily oral PrEP as an additional prevention strategy for HIV-negative partners in serodiscordant couples, as well as… Read More »Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for People who Inject Drugs: Community Voices on Pros, Cons, and Concerns

Introducing the Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award

15 February, 2022 INHSU and INPUD are proud to honour the memory of a legendary drug user advocate with the new Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award. Jude Byrne was an extraordinary person and fearless advocate for people who use drugs over a career spanning decades, holding numerous roles with the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) as… Read More »Introducing the Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award

Joint Statement Urging Singapore to Halt the Impending Executions of Two People for Drug Offences

15 February, 2022 Download the full statement here. Harm Reduction International (HRI), the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) and the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), urge the Singaporean Government to immediately halt the impending execution of Roslan bin Bakar and another person on death row for a drug offence, which is scheduled for this Wednesday 16 February… Read More »Joint Statement Urging Singapore to Halt the Impending Executions of Two People for Drug Offences

Briefing Note: Global AIDS Strategy 2021 – 2026

6 May, 2021 Español | Français | Pусский The Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026 is one of the first strategic documents in the entire United Nations system to align with the Sustainable Development Goals and has been generally considered one of the most progressive and community-oriented strategies ever produced by a UN agency. This brief outlines key targets set by the strategy that may be helpful for people who use… Read More »Briefing Note: Global AIDS Strategy 2021 – 2026

The Fight for Accountability: Opportunities to Engage in Human Rights Advocacy for INPUD

25 November, 2021 Human rights violations against people who use drugs have been widely documented, including abuses by police; abuses in detention; discrimination by schools, employers and health care workers; and in some countries, extrajudicial killings. As a growing number of United Nations (UN) experts and agencies, as well as some member states, have acknowledged these harms, there remains a… Read More »The Fight for Accountability: Opportunities to Engage in Human Rights Advocacy for INPUD

Information Note for PEPFAR COP22

4 February, 2022 PEPFAR is the second largest donor for harm reduction services. Yet, investment for people who inject drugs remains at only 1% from their total allocation for HIV prevention. COP22 Guidance includes a lot of emphasis on inclusion and participation of key population. However, with the lack of quality data of people who use drugs around the world,… Read More »Information Note for PEPFAR COP22

Key recommendations for the Global Fund Strategy 2023-2028

10 September 2021 The International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) and Harm Reduction International (HRI) commend the Global Fund on reaching the penultimate stage of the strategy development process. Following on from our inputs into the strategy framework as well as first draft of the strategy narrative, we strongly request that the subsequent recommendations are included during the… Read More »Key recommendations for the Global Fund Strategy 2023-2028