Guidance in brief: Prevention and control of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs (PDF)
Part 1: Needle and syringe programmes and other interventions for preventing hepatitis C, HIV and injecting risk behaviour
Part 2: Drug treatment for preventing hepatitis C, HIV and injecting risk behaviourECDC and EMCDDA guidance. Prevention and control of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs
EMCDDA/ECDC, Stockholm, October 2011
Publication type:
Joint publications
Summary:
This joint guidance report explores good public health practices that can support effective policies to reduce infections. Common blood-borne viruses in this group include HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. These are mainly spread through the sharing of needles, syringes and drug preparation equipment or unprotected sexual contacts.
Table of contents
- Acronyms and glossary
- Executive summary
- Introduction
- Core values of prevention of infections among people who inject drugs
- Recommended interventions for the prevention of infections among people who inject drugs
- Knowing and understanding the national situation
- Monitoring problem drug use and responses
- Surveillance of infections
- Monitoring and evaluation of programmes
- Setting targets for intervention coverage
- Annex
- References
Price:
freeISBN/ISSN:
978-92-9193-313-6
