Reachout Centre Trust being the SR for Kenya
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Harm reduction refers to policies, programs and practices that aims at minimizing the negative health, social and legal impacts and harmful effects related to drug use, drug policies and drug laws.
Harm reduction is pegged on justice and human rights for people with drug use disorders. Harm reduction normally put more efforts on transformative positive change on working with people without judgement, compulsion, discrimination while providing precondition support.
Under these critical considerations, Reachout Centre Trust is providing harm reduction services to people with drug use disorders. The main objective being reducing the effects of drug use and HIV/AIDS through hotspot-based outreaches.
Harm reduction refers to policies, programs and practices that aims at minimizing the negative health, social and legal impacts and harmful effects related to drug use, drug policies and drug laws.
Under these critical considerations, Reachout Centre Trust is providing harm reduction services to people with drug use disorders. The main objective being reducing the effects of drug use and HIV/AIDS through hotspot-based outreaches.
People with drug use disorders suffer a myriad of challenges especially when seeking treatment in public health systems, these challenges are directly linked to stigma, discrimination and inadequate capacity within the facility to handle their basic and unique needs.
Reachout Centre Trust is providing HIV prevention interventions, HIV testing, referral and linkage to care targeting people with drug use disorders. We are implementing ‘The peer led’ model where our Peer educators and Outreach workers visit hotspots areas and provide comprehensive HIV services. This also involves our qualified health service providers who provide the much-needed health care to people with drug use disorders in our scope (Mombasa, parts of Kwale, Voi in Taita Taveta and Lamu) counties.
An effort made for the happiness of others elevates us above ourselves.
Reachout Centre Trust is a non-profit organization founded in 24th Jan, 2003. The main mandate is to provide harm reduction services to all those in need.