TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterising the policy influence of peer-based drug user organisations in the context of hepatitis C elimination
AU - Brown, Graham
AU - Perry, Gari-Emma
AU - Byrne, Jude
AU - Crawford, Sione
AU - Henderson, Charles
AU - Madden, Annie
AU - Lobo, Roanna
AU - Reeders, Daniel
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Background: Achieving hepatitis C (HCV) elimination goals will require major policy and health service reorientation to scale up testing and treatment among people who inject drugs (PWID). To achieve this, a close partnership with peer-based drug user organisations is required. However, peer organisations have historical and ongoing difficulties in articulating the validity of their service delivery and policy advice, leading to some policy and health services resisting partnership and advice from peer-based drug user organisations.
AB - Background: Achieving hepatitis C (HCV) elimination goals will require major policy and health service reorientation to scale up testing and treatment among people who inject drugs (PWID). To achieve this, a close partnership with peer-based drug user organisations is required. However, peer organisations have historical and ongoing difficulties in articulating the validity of their service delivery and policy advice, leading to some policy and health services resisting partnership and advice from peer-based drug user organisations.
U2 - 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.05.025
DO - 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.05.025
M3 - Article
VL - 72
SP - 24
EP - 32
JO - International Journal of Drug Policy
JF - International Journal of Drug Policy
SN - 0955-3959
ER -