Impact of funding harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs in Mexico
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| author | Marisol Valenzuela-Lara |
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| contents | Impact of funding harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs in Mexico Marisol Valenzuela-Lara Marisol Ponce-Ramos Karen Ruiz-Herrera Agustín López-González Medicina HIV harm reduction People who inject drugs Introduction Despite evidence from harm reduction programs, there are limited data on their impact in Mexico. The Mexican National HIV Program has supported harm reduction programs implemented by community-based organizations both financially and technically.Objective To obtain an estimate of HIV infections averted from 2015 to 2018.Method A deterministic model was developed to estimate the number of infections, with harm reduction projects financed by CENSIDA and implemented by Community-Based Organizations, using data reported from the period 2015 to 2018. The benefit was obtained by estimating the costs of providing prevention programs and comparing the latter to the costs of providing care.Results An analysis of 66,973 people included in harm reduction programs showed that an estimated 869 HIV infections were averted between 2015 and 2018. Potential savings obtained by providing these harm reduction services exceeded over $600,000 Mexican pesos for every infection averted.Discussion and conclusion Harm reduction services play a key role in reducing the incidence of HIV in Mexico. Ensuring their financing is necessary since, combined with other services, they are a cost-effective tool for reducing the economic and public health burden of HIV/AIDS. 2019 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58261087003 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58261087003/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58261087003/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58261087003/58261087003.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58261087003/movil 10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2019.021 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.4 Vol.42 |
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| spellingShingle | Impact of funding harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs in Mexico Marisol Valenzuela-Lara Medicina HIV harm reduction People who inject drugs Impact of funding harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs in Mexico Marisol Valenzuela-Lara Marisol Ponce-Ramos Karen Ruiz-Herrera Agustín López-González Medicina HIV harm reduction People who inject drugs Introduction Despite evidence from harm reduction programs, there are limited data on their impact in Mexico. The Mexican National HIV Program has supported harm reduction programs implemented by community-based organizations both financially and technically.Objective To obtain an estimate of HIV infections averted from 2015 to 2018.Method A deterministic model was developed to estimate the number of infections, with harm reduction projects financed by CENSIDA and implemented by Community-Based Organizations, using data reported from the period 2015 to 2018. The benefit was obtained by estimating the costs of providing prevention programs and comparing the latter to the costs of providing care.Results An analysis of 66,973 people included in harm reduction programs showed that an estimated 869 HIV infections were averted between 2015 and 2018. Potential savings obtained by providing these harm reduction services exceeded over $600,000 Mexican pesos for every infection averted.Discussion and conclusion Harm reduction services play a key role in reducing the incidence of HIV in Mexico. Ensuring their financing is necessary since, combined with other services, they are a cost-effective tool for reducing the economic and public health burden of HIV/AIDS. 2019 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58261087003 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58261087003/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58261087003/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58261087003/58261087003.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58261087003/movil 10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2019.021 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.4 Vol.42 |
| title | Impact of funding harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs in Mexico |
| topic | Medicina HIV harm reduction People who inject drugs |
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