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Romanian Harm Reduction Network

Romanian Harm Reduction Network. Alina Bocai UNDP Project Manager RHRN Technical Advisor. Romanian experience in building harm reduction alliances. Why building a harm reduction alliance ?. Support (Information, training, manuals, share experience) Communication Guidance Advocacy

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Romanian Harm Reduction Network

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  1. Romanian Harm Reduction Network Alina Bocai UNDP Project Manager RHRN Technical Advisor Romanian experience in building harm reduction alliances

  2. Why building a harm reduction alliance ? • Support (Information, training, manuals, share experience) • Communication • Guidance • Advocacy • Fund raising

  3. Who participated in the process? • Adolescentul (Bucharest and Constanta) • ALIAT • ARAS • Armonia • “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” Foundation • Timisiensis XXI

  4. How? • Need • Searching for other alliances, networks etc. • Discussing with and meeting people (project team, other projects, funders) • Writing the proposal

  5. When? • Early 2002 Where the money came from? • IHRD OSI-NY

  6. Objectives • to encourage, support and develop existing and new harm reduction interventions for IDUs in Romania • to promote good practice models that will respond to the needs of IDUs • to identify socio-behavioral factors which contribute to HIV/STIs, Hepatitis B & C transmission among IDUs in 3 cities

  7. Beneficiaries • NGOs and GOs active in the field of HIV/AIDS/STIs, harm reduction and outreach work • central and local authorities • policy makers in HIV/AIDS and in drug prevention and treatment • national and international agencies seeking information on Romanian IDUs • IDUs in Bucharest, Timisoara, Constanta

  8. Activities planned for 2002 • setting-up a training, information and communication center (TIC) • developing a health care services network • editing a Romanian services directory on services available for IDUs • improving harm reduction services • increasing awareness of authorities (health and social services) on drug related harms

  9. Achievements • three issues of RHRN newsletter • first issue of Romanian services directory on services available for IDUs • brochure for IDUs • website: www.rhrn.ro • three meetings with all RHRN members • meeting with the police representatives, Bucharest • socio-behavioural survey on risk factors for HIV/STIs, Hepatitis B&C transmission in IDUs • new members

  10. Members • ALIAT • ARAS • General Directorate of Prisons • Open Doors • Stay Alive • Timisiensis XXI • Adolescent Association • Armonia • Save the Children • ARA • Médecins du Monde Swiss • Concordia

  11. Activities planned for 2003 • harm reduction manual • fourth issue of RHRN newsletter • harm reduction brochure • national conference on harm reduction with all actors involved/interested in the field • quantitative research in IDUs • training

  12. Training, Information and Communication Center Sos. Pantelimon 86, Bl. 409A, sc.B, ap. 45, sector 2, Bucuresti, Romania Tel/fax: + 4021 250 29 52 E-mail: rhrn@fx.ro Website: www.rhrn.ro Network Coordinator: ARAS Project Coordinator: Dr. Maria Georgescu

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