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Article de Périodique
Time to act: a call for comprehensive responses to HIV in people who use drugs. HIV in people who use drugs 7 (2010)
Auteur(s) :
BEYRER, C. ;
MALINOWSKA-SEMPRUCH, K. ;
KAMARULZAMAN, A. ;
KAZATCHKINE, M. ;
SIDIBE, M. ;
STRATHDEE, S. A.
Année
2010
Page(s) :
Online 20 July, 13 p.
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
68
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
POLITIQUE
;
VIH
;
USAGER
;
INJECTION
;
PREVALENCE
;
INCARCERATION
;
ACCES AUX SOINS
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
Résumé :
The published work on HIV in people who use drugs shows that the global burden of HIV infection in this group can be reduced. Concerted action by governments, multilateral organisations, health systems, and individuals could lead to enormous benefits for families, communities, and societies. We review the evidence and identify synergies between biomedical science, public health, and human rights. Cost-effective interventions, including needle and syringe exchange programmes, opioid substitution therapy, and expanded access to HIV treatment and care, are supported on public health and human rights grounds; however, only around 10% of people who use drugs worldwide are being reached, and far too many are imprisoned for minor offences or detained without trial. To change this situation will take commitment, advocacy, and political courage to advance the action agenda. Failure to do so will exacerbate the spread of HIV infection, undermine treatment programmes, and continue to expand prison populations with patients in need of care. [Author's abstract]
Affiliation :
Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States / Etats-Unis