For decades, the Netherlands was one of the most important - and last - funders of progressive, international drug policy and harm reduction programmes. Is this success story, which has saved lives around the world, now coming to an end?

We just released a very practical guide on peer work, based on the first-hand experiences of peer workers in South Africa.

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A group of community and academic researchers teamed up to see how involvement of people who use drugs can influence the quality and availability of harm reduction services.

The COVID pandemic has had a major impact on people who use drugs across the world. Services have had to downsize or close to accommodate new safety measures. In times like these, Mainline is grateful for the flexibility that Bridging…

Mainline co-hosted a webinar about chemsex at the Asia Chemsex Platform. Around 100 participants discussed available evidence and the need for targeted harm reduction programmes. 

Using clean needles can help prevent abscesses, infectious diseases and damaged veinsHowever the impact of the needle and syringe programme (NSP) in Tanzania might be much bigger than that. 

The Netherlands has been a global leader for ensuring the health and human rights of people who use drugs. Recent funding decisions signify a withdrawal from this critical agenda. 

After 2,5 years of continuous lobbying by our partners, TB HIV Care and other stakeholders in the harm reduction field, such as NACOSA, the NSP, recommenced services on Monday 29th of June 2020.