Way back when I was working in Central Asia, I served as a "country expert" in a joint WHO-UNODC process to set some sort of global standard targets in HIV prevention with injecting drug users (IDUs).
For those interested in HIV prevention interventions for IDUs, I recommend reading it. Not just because I was a part of this process. You get a basic idea of a comprehensive "package" to reduce incidence of HIV among IDUs and some of the definitions of standards indicators for coverage and quality- down to a definition of who should be considered an IDU. If your site does not include one of the elements of the "package"- perhaps that is the gap you should try to fill.
I found that other "HIV prevention comprehensive packages" are a bit of tripe and bs, but this is something that has potential (if only folks pay attention).
So read it!
WHO and UNODC
Technical guide for countries to set targets for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care for injecting drug users
For those interested in HIV prevention interventions for IDUs, I recommend reading it. Not just because I was a part of this process. You get a basic idea of a comprehensive "package" to reduce incidence of HIV among IDUs and some of the definitions of standards indicators for coverage and quality- down to a definition of who should be considered an IDU. If your site does not include one of the elements of the "package"- perhaps that is the gap you should try to fill.
I found that other "HIV prevention comprehensive packages" are a bit of tripe and bs, but this is something that has potential (if only folks pay attention).
So read it!
WHO and UNODC
Technical guide for countries to set targets for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care for injecting drug users
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