May 7, 2018
Today is International Harm Reduction Day. Only 1% of countries worldwide with people who inject drugs have high coverage of both Syringe Access & Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT), which is insufficient to end AIDS & eliminate Hepatitis C by 2030. Scale up of harm reduction interventions is URGENTLY needed, both in the community & in places of detention. Here's how syringe access can work in prisons & other criminal justice settings.