A motion was passed in Parliament today, calling for continued Dutch support for harm reduction. Dutch MPs acknowledge the petition, which was sent earlier this year, and was signed by 330 organisations from 95 countries.

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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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?

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.