At the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference, we spoke with Catherine Cook from Harm Reduction International about the state of harm reduction funding and the global impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts under Trump.

We explored key questions such as:

00:00 Intro - Harm reduction has long been underfunded. What are the latest developments?
06:22 What are organizations on the ground saying about the recent U.S. aid cuts?
08:19 Are there opportunities within this crisis to push national governments to increase their contributions to harm reduction?
09:26 Why do governments continue to spend disproportionately more on law enforcement than on health-based approaches?
10:37 Are there positive examples where funds were shifted from punitive policies to health-oriented solutions?

Reporter and text: Péter Sárosi
Video: István Gábor Takács

The video was produced with the support of Harm Reduction International.

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