MENAHRA at Harm Reduction Conference 2015

Dear Members & Colleagues,

To all delegates who are attending Harm Reduction 2015:

1. Please inform us about your attendance in order to update you on the MENA News and announcements during the event.

2. Kindly note, as well, that MENAHRA will have its booth in the exhibition area, we invite you all to visit us and to bring your IEC material to be posted and distributed for the other delegates.

MENAHRA’s Booth location: Taman Mahsuri – Exhibition Area

3. A parallel session on “Religious Leaders and Harm Reduction in MENA” will be presented by MENAHRA speakers, and will take place on October 19, 2015 in Parallel Room 1 from 4:30 – 5:00 PM

In addition to the following other sessions on the MENA region:

MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015

– 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Location: PARALLEL ROOM 3

Advocating for an increase in Harm Reduction Services and Promotion of Human Rights, impacts and decrease violation for PWUD.

Speakers: Amin, Zemaray; Alami, Sohail

– 4:00pm – 5:30pm

Location: PLENARY ROOM

Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Highly Stigmatizing Environment: The Case of Greater Cairo, Egypt.

Speakers: Elkamhawi, Sherif Mohamed Said; Abaza, Oumnia; Khoury, Carla; Tawakol, Ghazal; Abdel Malak, Maryham; El-Beih, Wessam; Youssef, Hala; El-Kott, Nabeel; Sanan, Nehad;

TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2015

– 4:00pm – 5:30pm

Parallel 43: Models of Harm Reduction in Different Settings

Location: M ROOM 2

Harm Reduction against the odds! The Afghanistan experience.

Speakers: Paikan, Dr Feda Mohammad; Rajaey, Abdur Raheem; Rahimi, Dr.Mohammad Hashim; Southwell, Mat

– Poster presentation

#247: “Strategic Litigation in Lebanon: Solidifying the principle of

“Treatment as an Alternative to Prosecution””

Category: Practice

Time: Tuesday, 20th October 2015

WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2015

– 11:00am – 12:30pm

Major 32: Human Rights and Drug Policy Reform

Location: M ROOM 1

Advocacy for a drug policy based on harm reduction and respect of the human rights of PWID in Morocco A working synergy between NGOs and national bodies in the fight against AID and human rights.

Speakers: Douraidi, Moulay Ahmed; Karkouri, Mehdi; Ahmar, Morgane; Himmich, Hakima

– 11:00am – 12:30pm

Major 33: Harm Reduction in Asia

Location: M ROOM 2

Situation of injection drug use related HIV epidemic and response in Pakistan: planning for post 2015 era

Speakers: Achakzai, Baseer; Furqan, Sofia; Saba, Marc; Bergenstrom, Anne

– Poster presentation

#128: Knowledge, behavior and HIV prevalence level and trend among Injecting Drug Users in Tunisia

Poster category: research

Time: WEDNESDAY, 21th October 2015

You may check here the IHRC full program

4. You are all invited to a MENA meeting on October 20, 2015 from 12:30-2:00 PM in Sri Mahkota 2 meeting room (Please check the location with the information desk); This meeting will allow networking, acquaintance and to discuss the representation of MENA in International events like UNGASS 2016.

Looking forward to hearing from you and to see you all in Kuala Lumpur!

Warmest Regards,

MENAHRA TEAM