In November 2019, we organised the 3rd HEP-C Community Summit in Marseilles, where we shared a very inspiring couple of days with participants from 29 countries. Amid the immobility of the pandemic reality, which grounded us, it is probably almost too abstract to comprehend the diversity of the attendants and the electrifying in-person discussions.

The Summit, aiming to bridge the gap between research, harm reduction, treatment and people living with Hepatitis C, launched its statement about the negative effects or criminalisation on health and well-being of people who use drugs. 

We made a video with some of the highlights from the Summit.

If any of the questions below trigger your curiosity, we recommend you to watch and share it.

What is criminalisation a major barrier to?
Why does ”war on drugs” sound too abstract to some people?
What is the best medicine to address the health problems of the homeless?
What is it that brought the focus from crime to health in Portugal?

HERE is its link to track the answers and for more.

It will be extraordinary when we get to meet at events again and learn from each other’s experiences; in person.
Until then, and always, harm reduction must go on.