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Global Harm Reduction Policies

Global Harm Reduction Policies and Practices

Global Harm Reduction Policies

An Overview of Policies and Practices by Country and Geographic Region


 

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
to Harm Reduction in national
policy documents

Needle Exchange Programs operational

Opioid Substitution
Programs operational

Drug Cnsumption Room(s)


ASIA

Afghanistan

yes

yes

yes

no

Bangladesh

 yes

yes

yes

no

Cambodia

 yes

yes

yes

no

China

 yes

yes

yes

no

Hong Kong

 yes

no

yes

no

India

yes

yes

yes

no

Indonesia

yes

yes

yes

no

Laos PDR

 yes

yes

no

no

Macau

 yes

yes

yes

no

Malaysia

 yes

yes

yes

no

Maldives

yes

no

yes

no

Mongolia

yes

yes

no

no

Myanmar

yes

yes

 yes

no

Nepal

yes

yes

yes

no

Pakistan

yes

yes

no

no

Philippines

yes

yes

no

no

Taiwan

yes

yes

yes

no

Thailand

 yes

yes

yes

no

Vietnam

 yes

yes

yes

no


EURASIA

Albania

 yes

yes

yes

no

Armenia

 yes 

yes

yes

no

Azerbaijan

no

 

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

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

Puerto Rico

no

yes

yes

no

Dominican Republic

no

yes

no

no

Trinidad & Tobago

yes

no

no

no

 

LATIN AMERICA

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

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

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

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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