Voces de trabajadores en la primera línea: Respuestas para reducción de daños en la región europea durante la pandemia de COVID-19

C-EHRN cita la adaptabilidad de sus servicios para reducción de daños al resaltar la flexibilidad, ingenio e importancia de éstos para la comunidad. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

By Correlation European Harm Reduction Network

Harm reduction centres are often the only point of access to health and social services for many PWUD. Preliminary research on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on drug services and PWUD has noted decreases in available harm reduction services.

European harm reduction services needed to be innovative and adapt very rapidly in response to the fast-changing landscape of the pandemic and its associated national control measures.

Frontline harm reduction workers play a crucial role in public health response during COVID-19 and are instrumental in implementing these rapid-scale changes required to keep vital services operational.

Their experiences during the pandemic provide critical data to understanding the effect of the pandemic on the vulnerable population of PWUD and the health services they depend on.