AHRN-Best Shelter နားခိုရာ-အရိပ်စစ်

AHRN-Myanmar was established in 2003 with the aim to support the people and programmes in Myanmar towards the reduction of drug use-related harms (especially HIV/AIDS, other blood borne infections and over-dose) among people using drugs, their families and loved ones and their communities. AHRN current legal registration base is in Antwerp, Belgium where it is registered as a Foundation. AHRN has

close working relationships with international, regional, national and local government and non-government organisations working in similar or related areas. AHRN is operating under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Health and its registration with the Home Affairs. AHRN is has been one of the principle agencies conducting seminars and workshops, and exposure visits for local and international NGOs and UNs counterparts, to study harm reduction initiatives in other countries in the region. The Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN) has been implementing harm reduction services in Myanmar for over a decade. AHRN specializes in implementing services in border areas, mining towns and armed conflict zones (often a combination of more than one). Due to the challenging nature of these areas, regular health services are generally not available, and when they are, they are very limited. An example of one of these areas is Hpakant Township in Kachin State, a jade mining town with a history of regular and prolonged eruptions of armed conflict. AHRN Drug Use Intervention Corridor
Drug use in Myanmar is closely related to the abundantly available heroine, subsistence day labor at poppy fields and movement of drug using migrant workers, following work opportunities in gold and jade mines. AHRN operates in those areas, which forms AHRN drug use intervention corridors, where there is a logic geographical and epidemiological rationale to be present.