International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 407-415, December 2003

Five years of needle syringe exchange in Manipur, India: programme and contextual issues

  • Mukta Sharma

      Affiliations

    • London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A2AE, UK
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  • Samiran Panda

      Affiliations

    • HIV/AIDS (SPARSHA), AE-35, Rabindra Polly, Kestopur, Kolkata-101, India
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  • Umesh Sharma

      Affiliations

    • Asian Harm Reduction Network, Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • ,
  • Haobam Nanao Singh

      Affiliations

    • Asian Harm Reduction Network, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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  • Charanjit Sharma

      Affiliations

    • Khwai Lalumbung Makhong, RIMS Road, Imphal, Manipur, India
    • ,
  • Rajkumar Raju Singh

      Affiliations

    • Khwai Lalumbung Makhong, RIMS Road, Imphal, Manipur, India

Received 1 December 2002; received in revised form 15 March 2003; accepted 8 July 2003.

Abstract 

This paper reviews the performance of the syringe exchange programmes (SEPs) in Manipur, northeast India, with the objective of identifying good practice, and areas that require improvement. The paper also examines contextual and structural factors in Manipur that inhibit optimal functioning of SEPs and hinder behaviour change, and argues that these factors need to be addressed as part of any endeavour aimed at improving services and programme coverage in the future.

Keywords:  HIV, Manipur, Needle syringe exchange programmes, Sharing of injecting equipment, Environmental factors

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PII: S0955-3959(03)00142-7

doi:10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00142-7

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 407-415, December 2003

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