Introduction
This joint guidance report explores good public health practices that can support effective policies to reduce infections. Common blood-borne viruses in this group include HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. These are mainly spread through the sharing of needles, syringes and drug preparation equipment or unprotected sexual contacts. A full (50 p.) version exists.
Notes on translations:
- Czech (translated and produced by the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic)
- Greek (translated and produced by ECDC)
- Hungarian (translated and produced by the Hungarian National Focal Point)
- Finnish (translated and produced by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland)
- Latvian (translated and produced by ECDC)
- Russian (translated and produced by National Institute for Health Development, Estonia)
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Table of contents
- Scope and purpose of this guidance
- Seven recommended key interventions
- Core values of prevention of infections among people who inject drugs
- Tailor programmes to national and local situations
Pages:
8
Price:
free
ISBN:
978-92-9193-318-1
Bookshop URL:
http://bookshop.europa.eu/uri?target=EUB:NOTICE:TQ3111280:EN:HTML
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