A Best Practice Model of Harm Reduction in the Community and in Prisons in the Russian Federation

The Final Project Report is the result of a study commissioned by the World Bank in 2001 to examine best practice harm reduction for HIV prevention among injecting drug users (IDUs) in community and prison settings in the Russian Federation. The report is based on 26 surveys completed by needle and syringe exchange projects (NSEPs) in the Russian Federation, interviews with NSEP staff and key informants, and other research. Main strengths of programs were considered to be: support from local authorities and institutions; caring attitude and pragmatic approach of NSEPs; international technical support and funding and peer education. Weaknesses cited included: insufficient funds to meet needs; low reach; management problems; patchy quality of services. The project finds that there needs to be educational materials tailored to the needs of staff and prisoners, provision of peer education programs, and linkage between prisons and community programs. This paper summarizes results of the research and provides recommendations for best practice for harm reduction.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Burrows, Dave
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2001-04
Subjects:	AIDS EPIDEMIC, AIDS PREVENTION, ALCOHOL, CITIES, CONDOMS, DISTRIBUTION OF CONDOMS, DRUG INJECTORS, DRUG TREATMENT, DRUG USE, DRUG USERS, DRUGS, FIRST AID, HARM REDUCTION, HARM REDUCTION INTERVENTIONS, HEALTH, HEALTH PROMOTION, HIV, HIV INFECTION, HIV INFECTIONS, HIV POSITIVE, HIV PREVENTION, HIV TRANSMISSION, HIV-POSITIVE PEOPLE, ILLICIT DRUG USE, INFECTIONS, INJECTING DRUG USE, INJECTING DRUG USERS, INJECTION EQUIPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERVENTION, LAWS, MANAGERS, MASS MEDIA, METHADONE, MOBILE SERVICES, MOTIVATION, NEEDLE EXCHANGE, NEEDLES, NEW INFECTIONS, NUTRITION, PEER EDUCATION, PEER EDUCATORS, POSTERS, PREVENTION EFFORTS, PRISONS, PROGRAMS, PROJECT REPORT, PSYCHOLOGISTS, RELAPSE PREVENTION, SAFE SEX, SEX, SEX WORK, SEX WORKERS, SOCIAL NETWORKS, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL SERVICES, STREET YOUTH, SUBSTITUTION THERAPY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSMISSION, TUBERCULOSIS, UNAIDS, WORKPLACE, YOUNG PEOPLE PRISONS, HEALTH CARE REFORM, AIDS, NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, DRUG EDUCATION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/04/3492963/best-practice-model-harm-reduction-community-prisons-russian-federation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13714
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