Positive Action is committed to working alongside communities most impacted by HIV and those that are often inadequately served and left behind.
Supporting people who use drugs to access quality HIV services was a standalone priority from 2020 to 2025. Case studies of effective interventions implemented during this period can be found below. From 2026 to 2030, our partners’ work supporting community health systems will continue to address gaps in service provision at community level for all inadequately served populations, including people who use and inject drugs.
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
Sub-Saharan Africa
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP: PRIORITISING HARM REDUCTION AND HEALTH RIGHTS AS WE EMPOWER ADOLESCENTS IMPACTED BY DRUGS
Alao-Amiola Fisayo, Positive Action partner and Executive Director of Youth RISE Nigeria, explores the importance of harm reduction interventions and moving from a criminal justice response to a public health response in Nigeria.
Partner spotlight | Teens Link
Teens Link is an NGO that supports young people in Uganda, including those who inject drugs and sex workers, with essential harm reduction services such as access to safe needle exchange and information relating to HIV and sexual reproductive health services.
Harm reduction in Ugandan hotspots
Marvin is a Peer Educator at Teens Link Uganda, to support other young people including those who inject drugs and sex workers, with essential harm reduction services such as access to safe needle exchange and information relating to HIV/SRH, in hot spots in Wakiso.
Partner spotlight | Society for Family Health
Women who inject drugs face gender-specific barriers to accessing HIV treatment and care in Nigeria. In response, Society for Family Health, is expanding gender-sensitive harm reduction services to ensure no one living with HIV is left behind.
Supporting harm reduction interventions for stimulant users in Vietnam
In partnership with the Centre for Supporting Community Development Initiatives (SCDI), this project addresses the unique challenge of methamphetamine use among Vietnamese youth, focusing on harm reduction and HIV prevention. Supported by Positive Action, SCDI's program trains outreach workers to build trust and promote safer drug practices.
From Harm to Hope: Harm Reduction in the Fight Against AIDS
Positive Action aims to ensure that effective harm reduction interventions are implemented in high need communities to ensure that no one living with HIV is left behind. In this (RED) Talks Episode, we hear from Jennifer Lotito, President and Chief Operating Officer at (RED), and Jenny Cozins, Director of Strategic Partnerships for Positive Action, who discuss how implementing harm reduction services in priority countries is helping to end the HIV epidemic.
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The Positive Action (Global) 2020-2030 strategy works towards achieving healthy communities in a world free of AIDS and embodies ViiV Healthcare’s mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind.
Positive Action (Global)’s mission is to be a transformational partner that champions people and communities to end AIDS. Our vision is Healthy communities in a world free of AIDS.
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