The goal of this manual is to assist physicians in conducting prevention of HIV-infection among injection drug users; to teach them about the basics of outreach work; to learn communication and partnerships skills to...

Harm reduction in the Russian Federation. Epidemiology of HIV connected to injection drug usage. Basics of the harm reduction: syringe exchange and outreach work. Harm reduction among sex workers. Prevention of...

Why is harm reduction necessary in Russia? Information about All-Russian Harm Reduction Network. Programming in towns: Balakovo, Kazan, Voronezh, Barnaul, Ulan-Ude. Trainings, advocacy, collaboration, substitution...

Harm reduction: history and philosophy. Strategies of harm reduction programs: syringe exchange, substitution therapy, outreach. Narcotics in the context of the Russian legislation. Classification of narcotics, their...

HIV/AIDS in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. HIV/AIDS among IDUs. Major principles of effective prevention of HIV-infection among IDUs: information, provision of easy access to social...

These methodological recommendations are developed for centers of HIV prevention among vulnerable groups at which collection of used sterile equipment (syringes, blood transfusion systems etc), its decontamination,...

This manual was developed for organizations providing services to injection drug users. It provides description of a wide range of interventions that can be conducted among injection drug users: from recommendations...

Spread of sex business in Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia, structure of sex business, incidence rates of HIV, STDs, inside and outside migration within the context of sex business, international agreements,...