What are Risk Reduction Strategies?
They are strategies to promote actions or practices that reduce risk of HIV exposure or its adverse impact. They include provision/ use of:
- Information, education, communication and counselling services relating to the prevention of HIV and safe practices.
- Safer sex tools such as condoms.
- Drug substitution and drug maintenance.
- Comprehensive injection safety requirements.
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Those providing and using these strategies as per government guidelines are free from any criminal or civil liability and cannot be restricted.