Rapid assessment and response to drug use in and HIV in Mongolia
NDARC Staff
Bradley Mathers, Effat Merghati Khoei, Sarah Larney, Kate Dolan and Anthony Shakeshaft
Other Investigators
Alex Wodak (St Vincent’s Drug and Alcohol Services)
Aims
- determine the extent and nature of illicit drug use, including injecting drug use, in Mongolia
- determine the public health aspects and impact upon the community of illicit drug use including the role of injecting drug use in the spread of HIV in Mongolia
- formulate recommendations to assist in the development of a comprehensive nationwide strategy addressing illicit drug use and HIV/AIDS in Mongolia
The rapid assessment and response (RAR) will seek to inform the development of a comprehensive nationwide strategy addressing illicit drug use and HIV/AIDS.
Design and Method
The project was conducted in accordance with the methodology outlined in the WHO Rapid Assessment and Response Guide on Psychoactive Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviour, the WHO Response Guide on Injecting Drug Use and the WHO Rapid Assessment and Response Technical Guide.
Output
Mathers, B., Shakeshaft, A., Wodak, A., Merghati Khoei, E., Larney, S., & Dolan, K. (2006). Rapid assessment and response addressing drug use and HIV/AIDS in Mongolia. Manila: World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Western Pacific.
Funding
World Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional Office