[HTML][HTML] Global burden of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis in prisoners and detainees
The prison setting presents not only challenges, but also opportunities, for the prevention
and treatment of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis. We did a comprehensive literature …
and treatment of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis. We did a comprehensive literature …
Public health and international drug policy
J Csete, A Kamarulzaman, M Kazatchkine, F Altice… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Executive summary In September, 2015, the member states of the UN endorsed Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, which aspire to human-rights-centred approaches to …
Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, which aspire to human-rights-centred approaches to …
[HTML][HTML] Relapse to opioid use in opioid-dependent individuals released from compulsory drug detention centres compared with those from voluntary methadone …
Background Detention of people who use drugs into compulsory drug detention centres
(CDDCs) is common throughout East and Southeast Asia. Evidence-based pharmacological …
(CDDCs) is common throughout East and Southeast Asia. Evidence-based pharmacological …
Human rights and access to hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) achieve adherence to and outcomes from
hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment comparable to other patients. Nonetheless, this population …
hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment comparable to other patients. Nonetheless, this population …
Compulsory drug detention centers in China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos: health and human rights abuses
JJ Amon, R Pearshouse, J Cohen, R Schleifer - Health & Hum. Rts., 2013 - HeinOnline
Background According to offi ial accounts, in 2012 more than 235,000 people were detained
in over 1,000 compulsory drug detention centers in East and SoutheastAsia. Methods …
in over 1,000 compulsory drug detention centers in East and SoutheastAsia. Methods …
Human rights and HIV: rhetoric or determinants?
International donors and UN agencies emphasise the importance of human rights as a key
determinant of HIV vulnerability and of access, uptake and retention in HIV prevention and …
determinant of HIV vulnerability and of access, uptake and retention in HIV prevention and …
[HTML][HTML] Addressing inequity: neglected tropical diseases and human rights
N Sun, JJ Amon - Health and human rights, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Twenty neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are currently recognized by the World Health
Organization. They affect over one billion people globally and are responsible for significant …
Organization. They affect over one billion people globally and are responsible for significant …
An exploratory qualitative assessment of self-reported treatment outcomes and satisfaction among patients accessing an innovative voluntary drug treatment centre in …
Abstract Background In Malaysia, compulsory drug detention centres (CDDCs) hold
suspected drug users for two years without adjudication. Acute detoxification without …
suspected drug users for two years without adjudication. Acute detoxification without …
The HIV epidemic and human rights violations in Brazil
Efforts to mitigate stigma and discrimination have been central to the national response to
HIV in Brazil, a country historically recognized as a leader in human rights-based HIV …
HIV in Brazil, a country historically recognized as a leader in human rights-based HIV …
Patterns of substance use and correlates of lifetime and active injection drug use among women in Malaysia
JA Wickersham, KB Loeliger, R Marcus… - The American journal …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: While drug use is associated with HIV risk in Southeast Asia, little is known
about substance use behaviors among women, including drug injection. Objectives: To …
about substance use behaviors among women, including drug injection. Objectives: To …