The ‘12th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm’ took place from 1st – 5th April 2001 in New Delhi, India. The conference was organised by IHRA and SHARAN – a leading Indian NGO which addresses the needs of marginalised communities. The conference was also co-sponsored by UNAIDS, Rusan Pharmaceutical, the European Community, Family Health International and the Open Society Institute. The event attracted people from around the world for over 80 sessions across five days, and the overall theme was ‘Community Development for Harm Reduction’. It was the first time that the annual harm reduction conference had been held in Asia, and only the second time that it had been held in a developing country.
Overview
The ‘12th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm’ took place from 1st – 5th April 2001 in New Delhi, India. The conference was organised by IHRA and SHARAN – a leading Indian NGO which addresses the needs of marginalised communities. The conference was also co-sponsored by UNAIDS, Rusan Pharmaceutical, the European… Read more
Presentations
Ethan Nadelmann: ‘The Globalisation of Harm Reduction: Practice, Politics, Principles’ (the 2001 Rolleston Oration) [online audio recording] Annie Madden: ‘Law Reform – Moving Beyond The Rhetoric’ Read more
IHRA Awards
The International Rolleston Award was awarded to Fabio Mesquita, a physician and leading harm reduction advocate from Brazil, in recognition of his instrumental role in introducing harm reduction to Latin America (introducing the first needle exchanges in Sao Paulo in 1989). Fabio was also a founding member of IHRA, the Latin American… Read more
Links
Asian Harm Reduction Network Highlights from the Conference Report from the UNDP-Sponsored Session on ‘Drug-Related HIV Risk, Livelihoods & Communities in Asia’ (Part 1 of 2) Report from the UNDP-Sponsored Session on ‘Drug-Related HIV Risk, Livelihoods & Communities in Asia’ (Part 2 of 2) If you have any presentations, photos,… Read more