The Foundation Against Illicit Drug and Child Abuse (FADCA) is non-governmental organisation that is registered under the Law of Liberia. FADCA seeks to promote a balanced approach to drug policy based on decriminalisation and the protection of universal human rights.

FADCA es una organización no gubernamental registrada conforme a la Ley de Liberia. FADCA busca promover un enfoque equilibrado en cuanto la política de drogas basada en la descriminalización y la protección de los derechos humanos universales.

FADCA est une organisation non-gouvernementale sous la loi libérienne. FADCA vise à promouvoir une approche équilibrée dans le domaine de la politique des drogues, basée sur la dépénalisation et la protection des droits humains universels.

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L’ICASA de 2021est une occasion importante de faire progresser la réponse au VIH en mettant l’accent sur l’importance des interventions affirmant les droits et réduisant les risques pour lutter contre l’épidémie parmi les usagers de drogues. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

The International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) is the headline conference in the region, and an important opportunity to advance the HIV response. However, people who use drugs and the harm reduction community have been consistently marginalised and under-represented at these events.

Despite the 2019 conference (in Kigali, Rwanda) having more than 8,500 delegates and an objective to “Rethink gender norms, human rights-based approaches and inclusion towards equitable and accessible HIV and AIDS services including key populations”, there was once again very little focus on harm reduction, and poor visibility for people who inject drugs. This crucial aspect of the HIV response was restricted to only two satellite events and around five poster presentations.

We are calling on ICASA to proactively address this imbalance, starting with preparations for the 2021 conference.

Proposed Objective: To raise the profile of evidence-based harm reduction programs and promote integrated rights-based and stigma free interventions and policies for Africans who use drugs.

It is estimated that there may be as many as 2 million people who inject drugs in Africa, of whom more than 11 percent are living with HIV. Yet services remain woefully unavailable, and only a few African countries have adopted this approach – most often with external funding, and through NGOs rather than state provision. According to UNAIDS, people who inject drugs account for 8 percent of all new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa, and 37 percent of all new infections in the Middle East and North Africa. This is a population that cannot be overlooked if we are to end AIDS in Africa.

Furthermore, the conference in Uganda is an opportune moment for this conversation – the host country itself has begun to embrace the harm reduction approach in response to its own domestic drug use challenges.

Plus de 60 ONG travaillant en Afrique appellent l'ICASA de 2021 à mettre l'accent sur l'importance de la réduction des risques dans la lutte contre le VIH

FADCA examine les ramifications sociales, sanitaires et économiques des politiques des drogues, en mettant l’accent plus particulièrement sur les jeunes usagers. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

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The Foundation Against Illicit Drugs and Child Abuse (FADCA) is pleased to release the report of the Social and Economic Impact of Illicit Drugs in Liberia. The survey was funded by Open Society Foundations for Global Drug Policy through its subsidiary Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). The report paints a picture of the trend of the drug problem in Liberia.

The ultimate method for deriving better policies is to understand the nuances of the drug problem, in terms of its social, health, economic and political impact. Such understanding must be based on cogent scientific evidence derived from empirical data. This survey has been embarked to ascertain rising youth debut in drug use; understand the social and economic causes of youth debut and impact of drug in Liberia. To determine the level of health risk based on experiences and feelings of drug users. Findings of the survey will be used as advocacy and strategic information tools for planning future intervention and policy actions. 


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