Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7514147 | International Journal of Drug Policy | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Pakistan must continue to invest in targeted, evidence-based interventions to prevent the spread of HIV and curb the epidemic trajectory in Pakistan. A comprehensive range of services should include needle and syringe exchange, opiate substitution therapy for people who inject drugs, outreach and engagement with injecting drug users, Hijra' community as well as male and female sex workers and their clients and improved linkage between services and voluntary counseling, testing and anti-retroviral therapy.
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Authors
Sonal Singh, Marco Ambrosio, Iris Semini, Oussama Tawil, Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Imran, Chris Beyrer,