IDU HARM REDUCTION ISSUES IN KENYA
20th May 2004 Fairview Hotel, Nairobi

Objectives

It is clear that harm reduction strategies for injection users are urgently required in Kenya. The purpose of IDU week is

  1. To raise awareness on IDU harm reduction within the national and international context
  2. To identify opportunities to address IDU harm reduction within Kenya's legal, social and policy framework
  3. To share experiences on succesful intereventions responding to harm reduction
  4. To initiate a consensus building process with government leaders, religious leaders and other stakeholders
DATE Thursday 20th May
9.00- 9.15 Welcome - Dr. Kenneth Chebet, Director, NASCOP, Ministry of Health
9.15 - 11.00 Presentations to share experiences on successful interventions responding to harm reduction
  1. What is harm reduction? - Tariq Zafar
  2. Harm reduction - a police perspective - Geoff Monaghan
  3. International experiences in harm reduction - Maggie Telfer
11.00-11.15 Tea and Coffee Break
11.15- 1.15
  1. Why is harm reduction important to Kenya-Lessons from Mombasa. Dr. Susan Beckerleg
  2. How is harm reduction carried out-operational and policy issues-Tariq Zafar
1.15-2.15 LUNCH
2.15-2.30 Injecting practices in Kenya-the perspective of a former user
2.30-3.30 Preperation for Discussion Groups
Participants will be devided into two groups for the following discussions:
  1. Identify the Policy, Social and Legal issues relating to the introduction of a harm reduction programme in Kenya
  2. Identify the practical and operational issues relating to the introduction of a harm reduction programme in Kenya
    Feedback session
3.30-4.00 Consensus building on the way foward-Close

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