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Nepal– United Nations Regional Task Force On Injecting Drug Use And HIV/AIDS In Asia And The Pacific Baseline Assessment Dec 2006
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In 1992, the Ministry of Home Affairs in cooperation with UNODC formulated a
Master Plan for Drug Abuse Control.The National Drug Demand Reduction(NDDR) Strategy supports HR procedures including ST.The Ministry of Home Affairs through the Community Recovery Centre conducts treatment and rehabilitation programmes in prisons.Societal response ostracizes and uses a predominantly punitive model coupled with limited drug treatment facilities.The scale of NSP activities in Nepal is small. Syringe access is problematic.Except for a
few government established detoxification centres in Nepal, these services are largely provided by the NGOs.A balanced approach to harm reduction, especially regarding needle exchange, is lacking between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Home Affairs
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Publisher:
UNAIDS
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(2006
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Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster
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Keywords:
INJECTING DRUG USERS, HIV-AIDS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION, DRUG ABUSE CONTROL, TREATMENT, REHABILIATION PROGRAMMES, DRUG TREATMENT FACILITIES, DRUG SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT, DETOXIFICATION CENTRES, EQUAL WOMEN RIGHTS PEACE PROCESS, AIDS CONTROL, ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME, HIV INFECTIONS, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV), AIDS PREVENTION, ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, DRUG ABUSE DRUG CONTROL DRUG DEMAND, DRUG EDUCATION, DRUG LEGISLATION, DRUG POLICY, DRUG TRAFFIC
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Thematic Group:
UNAIDS
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HIV/AIDS
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Thesaurus:
14.04.01
- Narcotic Drugs
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