Middle-East & North Africa projects
- Technical assistance to UNAIDS MENA for programs for HIV prevention and care among drug users
- Best Practice Guide to Harm Reduction in Iran
- Scaling Up Harm Reduction in Iran
1. Project name: Technical assistance to UNAIDS MENA for programs for HIV prevention and care among drug users
Contract period: January 2006 - present
Client: UNAIDS MENA
Consultants: Dave Burrows, Lou McCallum, Palani Narayanan
Tasks
- Development of materials for annual country program managers meetings
- Development of resource materials on HIV and drug use
2. Project name: Best Practice Guide to Harm Reduction in Iran
Contract period: 2006
Client: WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office
Consultants: Ruth Birgin, Dave Burrows
Tasks
- Develop Best Practice guide to Harm Reduction in Iran, based on reports from Suresh Kumar of visits to harm reduction programs throughout the country.
- A link to the publication will be provided when it is published by WHO (in English and Farsi).
3. Project Name: Scaling Up Harm Reduction in Iran
Contract period: 2005
Client: Open Society Institute (OSI)
Consultants: Dave Burrows
Tasks
- (With Alex Wodak) Carry out site visits to Tehran, Kerman, Esfahan, Shiraz, and Kermanshah to assess harm reduction activities and write report on scaling up harm reduction programs nationally.
