Kasachstan. Kazakhstan risks losing opioid maintenance therapy programs
Kasachstan. Kazakhstan risks losing opioid maintenance therapy programs
The outcomes of the assessment of the opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) programs, initiated by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2017, may lead to the complete halt of these programs in the country. Multiple violations of human rights were recorded during the assessment, it was conducted in breach of international bioethical standards. Based on that, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) and Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network appealed to United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) urging the Government of Kazakhstan to provide information on their plans to increase the availability of OMT as well as ensure the respect and protection of human rights of drug-dependent individuals and people living with HIV. (IDCP, UK, 31.01.2018)
http://idpc.net/alerts/2018/01/kazakhstan-risks-losing-opioid-maintenance-therapy-programs