The Middle East and North Africa Harm Reduction Association “MENAHRA” will take part in the 25th International Harm Reduction Conference HR17 from 14 to 17 May in Montreal, Canada.
MENAHRA will also be hosting a booth in the Conference where you will find the latest publications and studies on harm reduction in the MENA region, in addition to participating in several workshops, dialogue spaces, and sessions in order to highlight and improve services in the MENA region.
The following Sessions will take place on harm Reduction in the MENA region, you are all invited to attend them in order to know more about the MENA context and challenges faced in the region in implementing harm reduction:
Monday, May 15 2017
– Ms. Patricia Haddad, MENAHRA Programs Coordinator will be speaking at the first plenary session “GLOBAL PRIORITIES FOR ACTION” from 09:00 – 10:30.
– Ms. Faouzia Bouzzitoum, will be speaking at the first Concurrent session “HARM REDUCTION IN POLITICALLY CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS” from 14:00 – 15:30
– Mr. Hasan Fakih, MENAHRA Communications Officer will be presenting at the workshop 3 “SUPPORT. DON’T PUNISH: A GUIDE TO ORGANIZING LOCAL ADVOCACY EVENTS” from 16:00 to 17:30.
Tuesday, May 16 2017
– Ms. Lina Torossian, will be speaking at the major session 5 “KEY AND NEGLECTED POPULATIONS” from 11:00 to 12:30.
– Mr. Mohammad Hassan Novin, will be speaking at the Concurrent 12 “NO SUBSTITUTION FOR GOOD PROGRAMMING: NEW DEVELOPMENT IN OST” from 14:00 – 15:30.
Wednesday, May 17 2017
– Mr. Elie Aaraj, MENAHRA Executive Director will be speaking at the major session 11 “FUNDING HARM REDUCTION: TRANSITION AND SUSTAINABILITY“ from 11:00 to 12:30.
– Mr. Ata Rahman Hamid, will be speaking at the Concurrent 23 “USER ACTIVISM & RESISTANCE” from 14:00 – 15:30.
– Mr. Khalid Tinasti will be speaking at the Concurrent 25 “THE WAR ON DRUGS: PERSPECTIVES AND RESPONSES” from 14:00 – 15:30.
Looking forward to see you there!!
MENAHRA Team
