Correlation European Harm Reduction Network

28/05/2026

We are excited to share the first Harm Reduction Essentials mini report, focusing on the state of harm reduction in prisons.

Drug use does not stop at the prison gates, and neither should harm reduction. This is especially urgent as drug use in prisons is often higher than in the general population, while access to essential harm reduction services remains limited.

Prison settings are also marked by a high prevalence of hepatitis C and high-risk substance use often leading to overdose and even death. Providing harm reduction services on site is therefore essential to protect health, prevent avoidable deaths, and uphold the dignity and rights of people in prison.

Follow the link to read the full report: https://buff.ly/6IG4QZB

21/05/2026

💡In this post, we highlight some of the findings from this year’s Civil Society Monitoring Report on Eradicating Hepatitis C in Europe.💡

Evidence from 42 European focal points shows that Hepatitis C elimination is still being held back by restricted access to testing, treatment, and care. While hepatitis C is preventable and treatable, many people continue to face fragmented healthcare pathways, financial barriers, and systemic obstacles that delay or prevent diagnosis and treatment.

Based on these findings, we call for stronger action to expand access to testing and re-testing, remove financial barriers, strengthen care pathways, and ensure that health systems work for the people most affected.

To find out more read the full report: https://buff.ly/DcOw63i

See the dashboard to explore the data even further: https://buff.ly/dKov73p

20/05/2026

❗Next week❗

Webinar: Harm Reduction in Europe in 2026

This webinar will explore the evolving landscape of European drug policy and the implications for harm reduction services. The event will present key regional information and examples from 6 countries: The Netherlands, Norway, Hungary, Portugal, Switzerland and Ukraine.

📅 26 May | 12:00–13:30 CET
For more information and registration, click here: https://buff.ly/1YxQfW6

Trimbos-instituut International Drug Policy Consortium Harm Reduction International Universidade do Porto Drugreporter Humaania päihdepolitiikkaa ry INPUD

18/05/2026

🚨 New Report Alert! 🚨

To mark the beginning of the European Testing Week, we bring you the findings of the 2025 Civil Society Monitoring Report on Eradicating Hepatitis C in Europe.

Hepatitis C is curable. Nearly every death from Hepatitis C in Europe today is preventable. Yet, people who inject drugs continue to be denied testing, treatment, and follow-up care, not because of a lack of medicine, but because of discrimination, broken healthcare pathways, and chronic underfunding.

See more of what we found here: https://buff.ly/DcOw63i

For more detailed monitoring data see our newly published dashboard here: https://buff.ly/dKov73p

14/05/2026

Harm Reduction in Europe in 2026: a webinar exploring shifting priorities in European drug policy and what they mean for harm reduction services.

📅 26 May | 12:00–13:30 CET
For more information and registration, click here: https://buff.ly/1YxQfW6

Trimbos-instituut International Drug Policy Consortium Harm Reduction International Universidade do Porto Drugreporter Humaania päihdepolitiikkaa ry INPUD

11/05/2026

Invitation to join the EU-QUALITY Stakeholder Network 🌍

The EU-QUALITY Project by the European Union Drugs Agency - EUDA aims to develop a Quality Management System for harm reduction and social reintegration of people who use drugs in Europe.

We are sharing an invitation for researchers, professionals, policy makers, people with lived experience, and civil society representatives to express interest in upcoming project activities (focus groups, e-Delphi study, World Café workshop, and online survey).

Participation is voluntary, confidential, and open to those fluent in English.

👉 More information and expression of interest form: https://buff.ly/4Hqmc6E

Deadline: 13 May 2026

EUSurvey is an online survey-management system built for the creation and publishing of globally accessible forms, such as user satisfaction surveys and public consultations.

11/05/2026

📣 Spring European Testing Week is around the corner!
🗓️ 18–25 May 2026
🔗 Find out more: https://www.testingweek.eu/

07/05/2026

📅🤝 On International Harm Reduction Day, we are highlighting key insights from our Civil Society Monitoring Report on New Drug Trends in Europe.

The findings show why community-based monitoring is essential: it helps capture changes as they are experienced locally, identify shifting trends and emerging concerns, ultimately providing data for harm reduction advocacy.

Listening to civil society and people who use drugs is crucial for building timely, evidence-informed, and rights-based policies and harm reduction interventions.

Read more of the report here: https://buff.ly/mkIjHs9



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01/05/2026

🇭🇺 On the 12th of April, after 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s regime and its repressive drug policies, the autocratic prime minister lost the elections to Péter Magyar and his centre-right party Tisza.

To understand the election results, we spoke with Péter Sárosi, the founder and editor of Drugreporter, and the executive director of the Rights Reporter Foundation.

🔗 Read the full interview here: https://buff.ly/pRIcmWa

28/04/2026

🇪🇪 ReCuro is a mental health clinic in Estonia which provides opioid agonist treatment (OAT), as well as educational lectures and support groups in prisons. Although ReCuro was established only four years ago, the clinic’s team was able to bring about changes in Estonia’s harm reduction field and the negative perceptions around these essential services.

We spoke with the CEO of ReCuro, Greete Org, about the clinic’s integrated approach to harm reduction and the ways in which her lived experience contributed to the clinic’s achievements.

🔗 Read the full interview here: https://buff.ly/4f81xDS

24/04/2026

❗EU4Health Update❗

On the 17th of April, 70 MEPs sent a letter to the European Commission calling for the reinstatement of operating grants for health civil society organisations under the EU4Health Programme.

Read the letter here: https://buff.ly/LGJgSt6