New NE harm reduction centre

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New NE harm reduction centre

The Imphal Free Press

IMPHAL, Jun 26: The North East India Regional Centre for Harm

Reduction (NEIRCHR) was launched today, the 26th June 2004 at 12.30

p.m. at the office premises of the SASO/FHI project office at

Chekon.

Umesh Sharma, technical adviser on harm reduction (International

HIV/AIDS Alliance) the chief guest of the function formally

announced the launching of the centre.

The centre is a joint collaborative effort of the Kripa Society,

Social Awareness Service Organisation (SASO),the North East India

Harm Reduction Network (NEIHRN), Burnet Institute-Melbourne,

Australia, Centre for Harm Reduction (CHR)-Chiang Mai and CHR-

Chennai.

The NEIRCHR is a research & training institute and is offering short

term courses in the field of abuse and related issues, particularly

on `harm reduction' approaches and `drug use related health

promotion and care' to students and health professionals of the

north eastern region of India.

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