NEWSLETTER MARCH 2019 MAINLINE STARTS IN TANZANIA Heroin use has increased enormously in Tanzania and other East African countries in recent years. All along the trafficking routes from Afghanistan to the Western world, the overseas supply of heroin is high. On the ground level, people cope with infection diseases, overdose and police brutality. Read more ASSESSING METH USE IN VIETNAM In March 2018, Mainline, SCDI and Aidsfonds joined forces to assess the current state of methamphetamine use in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Through this situational assessment, we gained great insights on the diverse groups of people who use ice and the type of services they might need. This assessment forms the base for a newly established harm reduction programme for meth users in Ho Chi Minh City. Curious? Please find the executive summary here.   Read more Mainline Sober facts: SUSTAINABILITY OF HARM REDUCTION Harm reduction programmes are under constant financial and political pressure in many countries. In a concise study, Mutia Assyifa breaks down the concept of ‘sustainability’ in eight practical components: political support, funding stability, partnerships, organisational capacity, programme adaptation, programme evaluation, communication and strategic planning.   Read more Mainline Sober facts: HARM REDUCTION AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of seventeen interrelated goals and 169 corresponding targets set out by the UN at the end of 2015. Harm reduction is not among those goals. But not to worry: this research report analyses the fit between the SDGs and harm reduction.  Read more THE FUTURE OF HARM REDUCTION IN INDONESIA People from government, harm reduction organisations and networks for people who use drugs came together in Jakarta. Their focus was to discuss the future of harm reduction in Indonesia. An important point on the agenda was the need to broaden the scope of harm reduction – beyond injection drug use and HIV. Meth-amphetamine (shabu) is the second most popular drug in Indonesia – as in most other Asian countries. Pioneers in stimulant harm reduction are now seeking a buy-in with governments.  TUBERCULOSIS – DO YOU RECOGNISE THE SIGNS? On March 24 we raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of Tuberculosis (TB). We urgently need to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.  TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer. Each day, nearly 4.500 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30.000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease (source: www.who.int). Do you recognise the signs of a TB infection?  You receive this newsletter because you have opted in or you have a relationship with us. Forward this newsletter If you no longer wish to receive our emails, you can unsubscribe here. © Mainline. All rights reserved.