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Taib Abdulrahman Basheeib Kenya Shaping Harm Reduction in East Africa

Taib Abdulrahman Basheeib Kenya Shaping Harm Reduction in East Africa . Background. An epidemic of injection drug use has spread rapidly down the East Coast of Africa adding to the complications of a generalized HIV epidemic

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Taib Abdulrahman Basheeib Kenya Shaping Harm Reduction in East Africa

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  1. TaibAbdulrahmanBasheeibKenyaShaping Harm Reduction in East Africa

  2. Background • An epidemic of injection drug use has spread rapidly down the East Coast of Africa adding to the complications of a generalized HIV epidemic • Injecting drug use has also been reported in Kenya, Zanzibar and Tanzania as wide spreading and appear to be pushing back the gains made in fighting HIV/AIDS.

  3. East Africa

  4. Kenyan Epidemic • Kenya epidemic - generalized epidemic among the mainstream population, and a concentrated epidemic among specific most-at-risk populations.

  5. Epidemic – Kenya

  6. Progress • Kenya National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan 2009-2013 (KNASP III). • Development of Country MARPs program – NSP, OST, KHRN • Formation of multi-sectoral technical working group • Situation analysis and size estimates of MARPS • Soliciting political support from lawmakers • Global Fund support for biomedical interventions for PWID

  7. Challenges • Stigma and social discrimination towards PWID • Limited technical capacity to implementing agencies • Drug policies are still very punitive and there is widespread misunderstanding of and hostility to harm reduction programs • Limited funding

  8. Recommendation/Conclusion • Scaling up Outreach program • Enhance policy advocacy and lobby in the government structures • Promote community participation to strengthen ownership • Need for innovative ways to bring ARVs to PWID to improve health outcomes and avoid resistance

  9. Thank You

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