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Украинские пациенты требуют государственного финансирования заместительной терапии

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Sep 16, 2016

Пациенты программ заместительной терапии в Украине обеспокоены невыполнением правительством своих обязательств перед международными донорами по государственному финансированию программ заместительной подерживающей…

Принудительное наркотестирование в Грузии: свобода или кошелек? – ВИДЕО

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Sep 12, 2016

Один из громких случаев полицейского беспредела произошел в Грузии 7 августа 2016 года. В регионе Самтредиа, полицейский применил давление к…

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Власти России препятствуют борьбе с ВИЧ с помощью закона об “иностранных агентах”

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Sep 6, 2016

30 августа Фонд Андрея Рылькова (ВИЧ-сервисная организация, оказывающая услуги снижения вреда наркопотребителям города Москвы), выиграл судебный иск против Министерства юстиции…

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Drug Policy in Belarus: Authoritarian Methods or Progressive Ideas?

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Sep 1, 2016

On 11 September 2016, elections to the lower house of parliament will be held in Belarus. In these elections, for…

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Study: The situation with new cases of HIV infection in Russia is catastrophic

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Aug 11, 2016

In the authoritative medical journal The Lancet on July 19, 2016, a large-scale study of the development of the HIV pandemic was…

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Kazakhstan is Ready to Adopt a State Program on Substitution Therapy

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Aug 6, 2016

Kazakh doctors are in favour of expanding the use of substitution therapy in the country through the adoption of a…

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy

Evidence-based harm reduction is the key to a successful fight against HIV in EECA countries

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Aug 5, 2016

The Johns Hopkins University and The Lancet Commission on Drug Policy and Health conducted a study of new scientific evidence regarding the…

Ukrainian Health Campaign: “Hepatitis C: We Demand Treatment”

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Jul 29, 2016

On 28 July, Ukraine held its annual campaign dedicated to World Hepatitis Day. Street events were held in Kyiv and…

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Access to Hepatitis C Treatment at 1% in EECA Countries

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Jul 27, 2016

28 July is World Hepatitis Day. This date was officially recognised in 2011 when the World Health Organisation (WHO) added…

Drugs & Gender Personal Stories

Victoria Lintsova: “Behind every woman who takes drugs, there is a history of violence”

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Jul 20, 2016

Victoria Lintsova, a Ukrainian activist of the Eurasian Network of People Who Use Drugs (ENPUD), appealed on her Facebook page…

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Russia, Science and the World War on Drugs

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May 6, 2016

The atrocities of the world drug war are often so brutal that they become like a parody of themselves: sinister…