NGO Involvement in Drug Treatment and Infectious Disease Prevention in Central Asia and China

This anthology examines the role of NGOs in the treatment of drug addiction and the prevention of infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis in Central Asia and China. Innovative methods and partnerships with state organisations are presented. The book deals with neuromodulation and digital therapies in China as well as the self-organisation of drug users in Germany. Furthermore, organisations and programmes in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan such as AFEW, DOOR, INTILISH and the WINGS programme for the prevention of gender-based violence against women are presented. Alternative tuberculosis treatments in Kyrgyzstan are also discussed.With contributions byAlla Bessonova | Tianzhen Chen | Elena Devyatova | | Louisa Gilbert | Vyacheslav Goncharov | Chinara Imankulova | Tina Jiwatram-Negron | Ksennia Kiss | Medet Kudabekov | Ingo Ilja Michels | Kuralay Muhambetova | Eshankulova Nazgul | Danil Nikitin | Tatyana Nikitina | Ulla Pape | Jarkyn Shadymanova | Natalya Shumskaya | Hang Su | Assel Terlikbayeva | Guzalkhon Zakhidova

Product details

• Assisted by: Jarkyn Shadymanova (Editor)
• Publisher: Nomos
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2025
• EAN: 9783756015191
• ISBN: 978-3-7560-1519-1
• No. of pages: 281
• Weight: 401 g
• Series: Drogenkonsum in Geschichte und Gesellschaft | Drug Use in History and Society
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work