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LEAHN eNews September 2016

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Former police officer

Melissa Jardine invites

you to LEPH2016



 
 

LEAHN welcomes a new Country Focal Point for Tanzania
 

Mr Zephania L. Mushumbusi, is a retired Assistant Commissioner of  the Tanzania Police Force.

He is a qualified Clinical Psychologist and is experienced in the provision of counseling services to HIV/AIDS clients, drug abuse/alcohol abuse clients and other clients with various psychological disorders. 

Read more about Zephania on our Country Focal Points page

The 5th International City Health Conference

19 September 2016

MENAHRA 3rd Regional Conference on Harm Reduction

23-25 November 2016 in Beirut

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6th Latin American and 1st Caribbean Conference on Drug Policy

5 - 6 October 2016, in the City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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International Consultation at LEPH2016:

Policing, Public Health and Vulnerable Populations

Saturday, 1 October 2016

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A Study of the Impact of Law Enforcement Practices on Effective HIV Prevention among Male, Female, and Transgender Sex Workers in China

Although the HIV epidemic remains low prevalence in the general population, it is highly concentrated among key populations, with increasing infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) and sex workers.

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New JIAS Special Issue: Police, Law Enforcement and HIV

Foreword by Michel Sidibe
"Changing police as barrier to police as solution"

As protectors and guardians of public safety, police should be trusted to respect human dignity and uphold the human rights of all people. Yet, all around the world, police too often evoke fear of violence and repression  a far cry from  their civic and social purpose. 
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Sixty Five Police Officers Trained on the Link between Sexual & Gender Based Violence, and HIV

Police officers were selected to participate due to their role in investigating and prosecuting incidences of rape, incest, defilement and other sexual and gender based violence within the community. 

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LEAHN’s video on HIV and harm reduction: policing key populations

 LEAHN is comprised of senior serving or retired police from 20 countries who give their time freely to support harm reduction approaches to policing. The video was filmed in conjunction with the LEPH2014 in Amsterdam.
Watch the video and listen to how these dedicated officers discuss the challenges and possibilities to support harm reduction in the future.

Watch the video here
 

LEAHN CFP, Inspector Crispen Marara Zimbabwe Republic Police HIV Conference

LEAHN CFP , Inspector Marara  reiterated  that  HIV  and  its associated  opportunistic  infections  notably  Tuberculosis  are  a  national  challenge  and  as  such  the  police  force  is  committed  to  provision  of  comprehensive  HIV/TB  management  programme

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LEAHN CFP, Chief Superintendent Jones Blantari, receives award for supporting LGBTI community in Ghana

The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia was recently celebrated in Ghana (for the first time) with a call on humanity to be tolerant to people who have different views about their sexuality and gender.

Jones Blantari received an award for his longstanding dedication to supporting the LGBTI community.

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