What works: reviewing harm reduction responses in Myanmar

Yangon, 18 June 2010 - Since 2002, 36 drop-in centres for drug users have been established across Myanmar and various non-governmental organizations have become involved in providing comprehensive HIV prevention and care services to drug users. In order to assess the... [Read More]

Reviewing drug-related legislation in Myanmar

Nay Pyi Taw, 9 April 2009 - The Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) and UNODC have held a legal review workshop to discuss alternative sentencing in the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law of 1993. The workshop, which was held on 24 March 2010, was attended by representatives from Government counterparts... [Read More]

New methadone maintenance therapy programme launched in Muse, Myanmar

Muse, 26 March 2010 - In the presence of senior officials from the government, families of injecting drug users, citizens and significant numbers of representatives of non-governmental organizations (both national and international), on 19 January 2010 UNODC participated and facilitated for the opening ceremony of a new methadone maintenance therapy... [Read More]

24/03/10 - Myanmar opium poppy survey 2010

14/12/09 - Report Launch: South-East Asia - worrying trends on opium poppy cultivation

11/12/09 - Training in Myanmar on border management

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