Global Harm Reduction Policies
Global Harm Reduction PoliciesAn Overview of Policies and Practices by Country and Geographic Region
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Table below contains the countries by geographic area that have instituted harm reduction policies and programs to prevent the spread of blood borne diseases including HIV, Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B associated with intravenous drug use.
Country or Territory |
Explicit supportive reference
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Needle Exchange Programs operational |
Opioid Substitution
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Drug Cnsumption Room(s) |
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ASIA |
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Afghanistan |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Bangladesh |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Cambodia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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China |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Hong Kong |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
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India |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Indonesia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Laos PDR |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
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Macau |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Malaysia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Maldives |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
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Mongolia |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
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Myanmar |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Nepal |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Pakistan |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
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Philippines |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
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Taiwan |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Thailand |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Vietnam |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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EURASIA |
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Albania |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Armenia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Azerbaijan |
no |
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yes |
no |
Belarus |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Bulgaria |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Croatia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Czech Republic |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Estonia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Georgia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Hungary |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Kazakhstan |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Kosovo |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Kyrgyzstan |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Latvia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Lithuania |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Macedonia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Moldova |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Montenegro |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Poland |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Romania |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Russia |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
Serbia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Slovakia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Slovenia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Tajikistan |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Turkmenistan |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
Ukraine |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Uzbekistan |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
WESTERN EUROPE |
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Austria |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Belgium |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Cyprus |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Denmark |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Finland |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
France |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Germany |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Greece |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Iceland |
NK |
no |
yes |
no |
Ireland |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Italy |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Luxembourg |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Malta |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Netherlands |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Norway |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Portugal |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Spain |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Sweden |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Switzerland |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Turkey |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
United Kingdom |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
CARIBBEAN |
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Puerto Rico |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
Dominican Republic |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
Trinidad & Tobago |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
LATIN AMERICA |
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Argentina |
yes | yes | no |
no |
Brazilc |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
Colombia |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Mexico |
yes | yes | yes | no |
Paraguay | yes | yes | no | no |
Uruguay | yes | yes | no | no |
NORTH AMERICA |
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Canada |
yes | yes | yes | yes |
United States |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
OCEANIA | ||||
Australia |
yes | yes | yes | yes |
New Zealand |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA |
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Bahrain |
no |
no |
no |
no |
Egypt |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Iran |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Israel |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Jordan |
yes |
yes | no | no |
Lebanon |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Morocco |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Palestine |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
Syria |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
Tunisia |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
UAE |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA |
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Burkino Faso |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
Kenya |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
Mauritius |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
Senegal |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
Seychelles |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
South Africa |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
Tanzania |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Zanzibar |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
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