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Results
The Project aimed to decrease the spread of HIV/AIDS among intravenous drug users in Sverdlovskaya oblast through providing access to injection equipment and information about HIV/AIDS prevention and harm reduction.
The major results of the Project are:
Multi-sectoral harm reduction programme for injecting drug users was established on regional level and in pilot municipalities;
Harm Reduction Co-ordination Committee was established and co-operation in the issues related with drug addiction and HIV/AIDS between the different agencies was significantly improved, especially between health care authorities and department of internal affairs;
Harm reduction approach was implemented primarily in 3 pilot districts and then disseminated to some other municipalities,
Methodological Guidelines for municipal administrations on organisation of system of prevention of HIV/AIDS, STD and other diseases transmitted by injecting drug users were developed
The health education and outreach work among injecting drug users was organised;
Clinicians and staff of interested institutions and NGOs were trained in harm reduction approach;
More effective methods of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of drug users were implemented
Access for drug users to primary health services became easier;
Drug users behaviour has started to change so the risk of HIV and STD transmission became less in pilot sites;
Contacts between specialists and hardly accessible groups of drug users were established. |
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Location
Sverdlovsk oblast |
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Project Budget 
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Personnel The following table contains the persons involved in the project and the organisations they belong to. In order to get contact details about a person or an organisation, please click on its name. |
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Project Documents The following table lists the documents created by or used in the project. In order to see details about a document, or to download it, please click on its title or on 'details'. |
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