Table 1.
United Nations-recommended services for people who use drugs | Needle and syringe programmes | |
Opioid substitution therapy | ||
HIV testing services | ||
Antiretroviral therapy for those living with HIV | ||
Prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections | ||
Condom programmes for people who inject drugs and their sexual partners | ||
Targeted information and education programmes | ||
Prevention, vaccination, diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis B and C | ||
Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis | ||
Community distribution of naloxone |
Sources: WHO, UNODC, UNAIDS technical guide for countries to set targets for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care for injecting drug users, 2012 revision. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2013. Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations, 2016 update. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2016