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From Frontline Voices to Published Evidence: How INPUD’s Rapid Assessment Shaped Research on PEPFAR Funding Cuts

By Isaac Olushola Ogunkola – Global Fund Programme Manager | April 2026 In March 2025, with harm reduction services collapsing across the globe in the wake of the U.S. foreign aid freeze, INPUD launched a 12-day rapid assessment survey to capture what was happening on the ground. We heard from 101 organisations and networks across 45 countries – the vast… Read More »From Frontline Voices to Published Evidence: How INPUD’s Rapid Assessment Shaped Research on PEPFAR Funding Cuts

Position Paper: Strengthening Key Populations’ Role in Global Health Initiatives

A new position paper by Global Action for Trans Equality, Global Network of Sex Work Projects, International Network of People who Use Drugs, and MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights calls for key population communities to be placed at the centre of the global HIV response. This position paper outlines the critical role that key population communities… Read More »Position Paper: Strengthening Key Populations’ Role in Global Health Initiatives

The Canary in the Coal Mine?: Community Lessons From the Global Fund GC7 Mid-Cycle Reprioritisation

This report is a community-led assessment of the Global Fund’s GC7 mid-cycle grant adaptation and reprioritisation. Within this report, we raise critical issues that have intensified as a result of the high political and financial uncertainty facing global health, the fate of lifesaving efforts for HIV, TB, and malaria, and the future of community-led programming and services for and by… Read More »The Canary in the Coal Mine?: Community Lessons From the Global Fund GC7 Mid-Cycle Reprioritisation

Oral Interventions at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council

Aditia Taslim, our Advocacy Lead, delivered pre-recorded oral interventions in two Agenda Items at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council, on the impact of climate change on human rights, and on the panel discussion on economic, social, and cultural rights. During the climate change discussion, Aditia emphasised the importance of having resilient communities to challenge and counter the… Read More »Oral Interventions at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council

INPUD Board Meeting and New Board Leadership

INPUD has conducted a successful Board Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, between 8th and 10th September 2025. The Secretariat presented the work completed in 2025, and the Board leadership candidates presented their vision and priorities. Additionally, Strategic Plan 2025–2029 has been presented. New Board Leadership has been elected: Ernesto Cortés (LANPUD), ChairVielta Parhomenko (ENPUD), Vice ChairHasan Taraif (MENANPUD), Treasurer Additionally, we… Read More »INPUD Board Meeting and New Board Leadership

Sowing Change to Harvest Justice – HR25 Closing Ceremony Speech

One of the most powerful moments of HR25Bogotá came at the very end. 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… Read More »Sowing Change to Harvest Justice – HR25 Closing Ceremony Speech

The Human Cost of Policy Shifts: The Fallout of US Foreign Aid Cuts on Harm Reduction Programming and People Who Use Drugs

When the US foreign aid cuts happened, our community paid the price. This report shows how. 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… Read More »The Human Cost of Policy Shifts: The Fallout of US Foreign Aid Cuts on Harm Reduction Programming and People Who Use Drugs

Rita from WRADA steps up: Read the intervention here

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Intervention presented on behalf of People who Use Drugs in Kenya by WRADA ‘s Rita Gatonye in February 2025 in Geneva at the UN Human Rights Spaces. People who use drugs in Kenya experience a range of issues that limit their access to health services and enjoyment of human rights as guaranteed by international human rights standards and the Constitution of Kenya… Read More »Rita from WRADA steps up: Read the intervention here

Human Rights & Harm Reduction Heroes speak up for Kenyans who use drugs: The Amazing Three take the lead in Geneva this week

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INPUD, AfricaNPUD and WRADA were represented by some of our amazing community leaders in Geneva this week to speak up for people who use drugs. Aditia Taslim, Ahmed Said and Rita Gatonye  (respectively) cut the charismatic swathe our community is known for as “The Amazing Three”, as they presented our issues at a scheduled session of Member States and in… Read More »Human Rights & Harm Reduction Heroes speak up for Kenyans who use drugs: The Amazing Three take the lead in Geneva this week

Global Fund Grant-Making for People Who Use Drugs

This report unpacking the Global Fund (GF) grant-making process is essential reading for all drug user-led communities. Learn about the various stages and how our networks can participate to ensure that our community’s critical needs and priorities are addressed and included in each final grant agreement.  There is a great deal of work to be fully involved in grant-making, from… Read More »Global Fund Grant-Making for People Who Use Drugs