Advocating for drug policies and harm reduction services that promotes public health,human rights and are evidence based.
Harare, Zimbabwe
Joined October 2014
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Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
"We have made progress but not enough and not everywhere or for everyone. We must redirect investments towards a health based approach including harm reduction and other support services." - UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director @SteglingC at the #CND67 "Looking Back" panel.
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
🇺🇳 DISSENT ON DRUGS — 60 countries call for change in course, acknowledging catastrophic harm of '#WarOnDrugs' approach.
'We are encouraged by the growing voices of dissent that call for a transformation in global drug control...' ~@AnnFordham @IDPCnet idpc.net/press/2024/03/crisi…
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
Find out everything you need to know about #HarmReduction and #HIV.
Explore our new portal to access free resources and find out how you can get involved! iasociety.org/harm-reduction
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
What is #harmreduction?
Harm reduction refers to policies, programmes and practices that aim to minimise the negative health, social and legal impacts associated with drug use, drug policies and drug laws.
hri.global/what-is-harm-redu…
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
The harm is being caused by ideologically driven policies - not drugs!
We need evidence based policies
Tell it as it is. Expose the truth.
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
Anti-drug operation #Yukthiya by the govt of #SriLanka has led to ~30,000 arrests, contributed to prison overcrowding and has fuelled human rights violations at the hands of the police and military.
This must stop now. hri.global/publications/sri-…
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
Communities are not just recipients of care and health services.
Communities - are powerful leaders, experts, they are true drivers of change!
Today is #WorldAIDSDay2023 and we join our grantees and partners in saying - #LetCommunitiesLead📢
Pic by @bklynmike3
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
Recent #health & #humanitarian crises proved again the power of community-led interventions in #HIV response Communities led by #PWUD are first to step up showing empathy & resilience & ensuring access to needles & syringes #OAT & #HIV services #WorldAIDSDay #LetCommunitiesLead
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
It is #WorldAIDSDay!
Communities are the everyday heroes of the #HIV response and the path to ending AIDS is with communities leading the way.
As @UNAIDS Executive Director @Winnie_Byanyima says “Communities, I salute you.”
#LetCommunitiesLead
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Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
At @RobertCarrFund we believe that #community leadership is crutial to end #AIDS and protect #Humanrights of vulnerable populations.
By providing long-term core flexible funding to community-led networks, we are committed to #LetCommunitiesLead!
On #WorldAIDSDay and everyday!
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
The launch of the @UNAIDS #WorldAIDSDay report in Luanda at @ANASO with Antonio Coelho, UNAIDS Country Director @Hege_Wagan and UNAIDS Regional Director @anneshongwe
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
Yesterday, Elton John addressed UK political leaders to emphasise the imperative actions needed to end new HIV cases both in the UK and globally. While the Government's move to expand opt-out HIV testing is pivotal, we implore leaders to heed our call: eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org/…
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
Are you at #ICASA2023 this year?
Don't miss out on our #LoveAlliance discussion Ending AIDS by 2030: Protecting Advancements in the #HIV Response Against the Anti-Rights Movement!
On Tuesday, 5 Dec, 14:05-14:50 @ Jacaranda 123
See you all there!
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
Hon. @molokele delivered opening remarks as the Chairperson of the Committee, and led a plenary discussion of parliamentarians on the way forward to improve health and #HarmReduction services for people who use and inject drugs.
#SupportDontPunish #HarmReductionSavesLives
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Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
📌 Yesterday, UNITE Members participated in a capacity building workshop on #DrugPolicy reform and #HarmReduction for Zimbabwe´s Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Childcare, organized by the @CivilDrug
#SupportDontPunish #HarmReductionSavesLives
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Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
We are at the high-level @_AfricanUnion session taking place in Lusaka, Zambia!
The programme addresses #SubstanceUse and Related #MentalHealth Disorders under the theme "Securing a better future for youth, women and children: building momentum towards the #AfricaWeWant"
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
Very useful from @Release_drugs - let’s take a look at key points from the National Audit Office. One for your fact banks:
The National Audit Office published 10 days ago their evaluation of their (in)famous 2021 drug strategy to understand how well its 10yr strat is going, a fifth of the way in.
We've gone through it and pulled out some key highlights for us all 🤓🧵
nao.org.uk/reports/reducing-…
Zimbabwe Civil Liber retweeted
With less than a month left to #WorldAIDSDay2023, it's great to see advocacy on what it means to #LetCommunitiesLead!
Check out this inspirational podcast series below 👇🏿
The #CommunitiesFirst podcast is LIVE 📢
We hear it constantly: we need to shift the power. But the reality is that communities still barely have any power.
@RobertCarrFund & Aidsfonds take a deep dive into how we can put #communities first.
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