Sentence examples for implementation of harm reduction from inspiring English sources
The rally was intended to voice to the international community, and in particular the UN, that TTAG and affiliated/supportive individuals and organizations are strongly in favor of broad implementation of harm reduction initiatives in Thailand.
The implementation of harm reduction strategies in the OST setting represents an evidently underutilised opportunity to respond to the escalating cancer burden facing this marginalised population.
In June 2007, the Government issued Decree No. 108 with guidelines on implementation of harm reduction, antiretroviral treatment and the work of the PLWH as peer educators.
The strategy facilitated the creation of a legal framework for the implementation of harm reduction (needle and syringe exchange and methadone maintenance treatment) activities and distribution of supplies throughout the country.
The earlier responses to HIV control policies, which were characterised by control and punitive measures, were replaced by more supportive and rights-based actions such as the implementation of harm reduction and health insurance for HIV-positive persons.
The outbreak that reached its peak in 2005 and decreased after 2006 with the implementation of harm reduction program has changed the landscape of HIV epidemics in Taiwan, with injecting drug use having emerged as the second most common transmission route for HIV.
A reduction in heroin use further increases adherence to substitution therapies and facilitates the implementation of harm-reduction interventions aimed to improve quality of life and health [ 5– 9].
Evidence supports the efficacy and cultural acceptability of needle and syringe programs and opioid substitution therapy in countries in the South and Central Asian region, but there are no reports on the implementation and efficacy of harm reduction programs in post-conflict settings [ 25- 27].
These observations have the potential to be translated into policy and programmatic responses, notably the expansion of end-of-life care services, implementation of patient advocate programs, and adoption of harm reduction policies.
