Opioid Substitution Treatment and HIV Prevention in Prison: Experience from Kyrgyzstan
19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012)
Presentation
July 25, 2012
Kyrgyzstan is situated along one of the world's largest heroin trafficking routes, and has a concentrated HIV epidemic driven largely by injecting drug use. In 2008, with funding from the Global Fund, Kyrgyzstan established a pilot program of opioid substitution treatment (OST) in the prison setting with the aim of reducing HIV transmission.
Focus Areas
Regions
United Kingdom & Europe