Addressing the specific needs of women who inject drugs – a policy paper. Vienna. March 2014

Background  Reduce transmission among PWID by 50% by 2014  Engagement with women’s networks for 2 papers on women  Policy paper target

Why focus on women?  Higher prevalence of negative health outcomes  Limited coverage and access to harm reduction  More barriers to accessing services  Policy-related barriers [

Sexual and reproductive health rights oo

Elements  Data paucity on WID and harm reduction coverage  Gender mainstreaming in harm reduction

Elements  Principles  Resource mobilisation  Useful tools  Prisons

Alternatives to incarceration OO

Comprehensive package components for PWID and additional elements - examples for improving relevance and access for WID (in community and in prison settings)

Concluding recommendations Meaningful involvement of WID 1. Know your epidemic. 2. Mainstreaming interventions for WID across the comprehensive package 3. Capacity strengthening and resourcing 4. Enabling policy environment.