Community worker - community control, human rights, equity, health, harm reduction, communicable disease elimination, public policy
Apr 12, 2021 • 52 tweets • 64 min read
I am attending the annual meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (@CND_tweets), the principal policy-making body of the United Nations in drug-related matters. #CND64 is being held in person in Vienna & virtually. In this thread I will share information & reflections🧵⬇️ 1/
I am privileged to be a member of the Australian Civil Society Committee on United Nations Drug Policy.
The Committee provides input & collaborates with the Australian Government; participates in @CND_tweets; and encourages dialogue with Australian civil society.
I am attending the #UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs intersessional
This is the only time #hepatitisC is on the workplan
We must prioritise people who use drugs to achieve our #hepatitis elimination goals
This is my thread 🧵 ⬇️ 1/
#CND2020#CND63#SDG3.3 #HepFreeFuture
Globally:
- 11.3 million people inject drugs
- 48.5% #hepatitisC prevalence
- More than half of the 585,000 people whose deaths were drug related were due to #hepC