Aim

The aim of these guidelines is to provide a strategic approach to reducing morbidity and mortality related to TB and HIV among at-risk drug users and their communities in a way that promotes holistic and person-centered services.

Target population

The target population is people who use opiates, cocaine or amphetamine-type stimulants in a dependent or harmful way, especially those who inject drugs.

Target audience

The target audience is:

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health policy-makers and decision-makers (in the health care and the criminal justice systems) at the national and subnational levels;

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managers (in the health care and the criminal justice systems) of TB and HIV prevention and control programmes at the national and subnational levels;

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managers of programmes and drug treatment services for drug users and general health care services (in the health care and the criminal justice systems);

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drug users and the organizations representing them;

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advocacy and communication experts working with drug users or in TB and HIV prevention and control programmes;

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development agencies, donors, nongovernmental organizations and community-based organizations working with drug users; and

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people involved in all forms of research, particularly operational research, on TB, HIV and TB/HIV.