Please find below the Seventh Newsletter from MENAHRA – the new Middle East and North Africa harm reduction network. The network was established in June 2007 in order to strengthen harm reduction capacity, policies and interventions across all 22 countries in the region. The network consists of a central secretariat (in Lebanon) and three sub-regional Harm Reduction ‘Knowledge Hubs’ (in Iran, Lebanon and Morocco).
This newsletter is pleased to feature a number of scientific articles relevant to harm reduction, as well as testimony, reports and events from the MENA region and around the world:

• " Drug Users have Rights like any other person", testimonial article written by an outreach worker ex-drug user.
• "مستخدمي المخدرات لهم حقوقهم كأي إنسان"
• RANAA's second newsletter
• BEYOND 2008 DECLARATION:
• ٢٠٠٨   ما بعد عام " إعلان "
• TOT on Outreach in Morocco.
•  National consultation meeting in Pakistan
• KH Arrazi activities
• KH-SIDC – Fourth Regional Training Workshop
• مركز الموارد والتدريب - جمعية العناية الصحية ينظم ورشة العمل الإقليمية الرابعة "تصميم وصياغة وتسويق المشاريع في مجال الحدّ من مخاطر استخدام المخدرات" 

• Effectiveness of methadone maintenance program in reducing illicit drug use and HIV related high-risk behavior: A multi-center study
• Methadone medical facts from Drugs.com
• News from IHRA
• drug users and HIV