Effectiveness of Community-Based Outreach in Preventing HIV/AIDS among Injecting Drug Users

Evidence for action technical papers

Reference Number: ISBN 92 4 159152 8

This publication, together with other Evidence for Action technical papers, aims to make the evidence for the effectiveness of selected key interventions in preventing HIV transmission among injecting drug users accessible to a policy-making and programming audience. The interventions reviewed range from providing information and sterile injection equipment to the impact of drug dependence treatment on HIV prevention. Each publication summarizes the published literature and discusses implications for programming with a particular focus on resource-limited settings.