Guidance on testing and counselling for HIV in settings attended by people who inject drugs : improving access to treatment, care, and prevention.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia.

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Western Pacific.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Regional Office for East Asia and the Pacific.

Series:

Wpro Nonserial Publication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

HIV infections--Diagnosis.

HIV infections.

HIV-positive persons--Counseling of.

HIV-positive persons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manila : World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This publication offers basic operational guidance on HIV testing and counseling in settings attended by people who inject drugs (PWID). It is intended for a wide audience, including policy-makers, HIV/AIDS programme planners and coordinators, care providers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) providing services for HIV-related conditions, and civil society groups. This is a joint publication of WHO (WPRO and SEARO) and UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Centre for East Asia and the Pacific). It is an additional instrument to allow people who use drugs to access health

Contents:

COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Executive Summary; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HIV TESTINGAND COUNSELLING FOR PWID; 3. PROCESS AND ELEMENTS; 4. PROGRAMMATIC CONSIDERATIONS; Additional resources; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [69]-71).

ISBN:

92-9061-467-6

OCLC:

650784912