Drug Demand Reduction and HIV/AIDS Prevention

Social Policy Section
Social Development Division, United Nations ESCAP

Two projects are currently under implementation:

Cross-border drug demand reduction and HIV/AIDS prevention: Myanmar - Thailand

This project which has funding support from the United Nations International Drug Control Programme, aims at:

developing in-country and inter-country institutional capacity in the areas of drug demand reduction and HIV/AIDS prevention among vulnerable groups in border areas of Myanmar and Thailand;
promoting the establishment of a mechanism for cross-border collaboration in drug demand reduction and HIV/AIDS prevention; and
demonstrating how cross-border collaboration in the subject areas of drug demand reduction and HIV/AIDS prevention can work in the ESCAP region.

The project has three components, namely school-based prevention, hospital-based outreach, and public information.

National strategies for community-based drug demand reduction and HIV/AIDS prevention

This three-year project, with funding support from the Government of Japan, Government of Australia and the United Nations International Drug Control Programme, is being implemented in five countries: Bangladesh, China, Lao PDR, Pakistan and Viet Nam. It aims at assisting governments in the development and implementation of national strategies for community-based approaches to drug demand reduction and HIV/AIDS prevention. It is based on the results of earlier ESCAP projects. National strategies are to be developed and implemented by the national focal point organizations of the participating countries with assistance from ESCAP. The project includes activities at the regional, national and community levels.

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