Sub-Saharan Africa - Harm Reduction Policies
Few countries in Sub-Saharan Africa include an explicit supportive reference to harm reduction in their national policies on HIV or drugs. This is illustrated in the map and table below.
Although policy wording is not necessarily indicative of the implementation of effective harm reduction measures in a country, it does indicate governmental commitment to tackling drug related harms and is therefore an important advocacy target.
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| Country/territory with reported injecting drug use | Explicit supportive reference to harm reduction in national policy documents |
|---|---|
| Cote D’Ivoire | N |
| Dijibouti | N |
| Gabon | N |
| Ghana | N |
| Kenya | Y |
| Malawi | N |
| Mauritius | Y |
| Nigeria | N |
| Senegal | N |
| Sierra Leone | N |
| South Africa | N |
| Uganda | N |
| Tanzania | Y |
| Zambia | N |
