REREGGIONIALO OVERNVIEWAL 1 OVERVIEW: MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA THE GLOBAL STATE OF HARM REDUCTION 2024 REGIONAL OVERVIEW 2 AUTHORS OF MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGIONAL OVERVIEW: Isabelle Salameh and Elie Aaraj Isabelle Salameh is the Programme Coordinator at the Middle East and North Africa Harm Reduction Association (MENAHRA) in Beirut, Lebanon. [...] The Palestine, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia and barriers that prevent people who use drugs from Yemen).35,36 participating in decision-making and programming relate to social and cultural factors, a lack of political Despite the efforts of the last two years, it is still a will and commitment, stigma, discrimination and significant challenge to include and represent people repressive and puni. [...] In Egypt and Tunisia, NGOs Network for People who Use Drugs), an NGO reported no meaningful involvement of people established in 2007 to advocate for the rights of who use drugs.37,38 In Algeria and Afghanistan, people who use drugs in the region, have participated responses were mixed, with some respondents and engaged in advocacy, campaigns, planning, unsure about the level of involvement and ot. [...] Aaraj, (2021), ‘The Impact of COVID-19 on Drug Use and Harm Reduction Programming in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: a Regional Consultation of Stakeholders and People Who Use Drugs’, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. [...] Aaraj, (2021), ‘The Impact of COVID-19 on Drug Use and Harm Reduction Programming in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: a Regional Consultation of Stakeholders and People Who Use Drugs’, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol.
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