Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne, 4th Floor, 161 Barry St, Carlton, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
Harm Reduct J. 2012 Jul 9;9:23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7517-9-23.
For over 15 years the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) has been a leading donor for harm reduction projects in Southeast Asia. The recent AusAID-supported harm reduction projects of greatest significance have included the Asia Regional HIV/AIDS Project (AHRP), from 2002 until 2007,1 and the HIV/AIDS Asia Regional Program (HAARP), from 2007 until 2015.2 Both projects included in their design specific strategies for engaging with law enforcement agencies at country level. The main focus of these strategies has been to develop law enforcement harm reduction policy and curriculum, and the design and implementation of specific harm reduction training for law enforcement officers.In July 2008, the Australian Development Research Awards (ADRA) funded the Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne to establish a research project created to assess the influence of harm reduction programs on the policy and operational practices of law enforcement agencies in Southeast Asia, known as the LEHRN Project (Law Enforcement, Harm Reduction, Nossal Institute Project). The ADRA is a unique grant research mechanism that specifically funds development research to improve the understanding and informed decision making of the implementation of Australian aid effectiveness.While the need to engage law enforcement when establishing harm reduction programs was well documented, little was known about the impact or influence of harm reduction programs on policy and practices of law enforcement agencies. The LEHRN Project provided the opportunity to assess the impact of harm reduction programs on law enforcement in Southeast Asia, with a focus on Vietnam, Cambodia and Lao PDR.
15 多年来，澳大利亚国际发展署（AusAID）一直是东南亚减少伤害项目的主要捐助者。最近，由 AusAID 支持的具有重大意义的减少伤害项目包括：2002 年至 2007 年的亚洲区域艾滋病毒/艾滋病项目（AHRP）和 2007 年至 2015 年的艾滋病毒/艾滋病亚洲区域方案（HAARP）。两个项目的设计都包括与国家一级执法机构接触的具体战略。这些战略的主要重点是制定执法部门减少伤害政策和课程，以及为执法官员设计和实施具体的减少伤害培训。2008 年 7 月，澳大利亚发展研究奖（ADRA）资助墨尔本大学诺萨尔全球卫生研究所开展了一个研究项目，以评估减少伤害方案对东南亚执法机构政策和业务实践的影响，该项目称为 LEHRN 项目（执法、减少伤害、诺萨尔研究所项目）。ADRA 是一个独特的赠款研究机制，专门为发展研究提供资金，以增进对实施澳大利亚援助效果的理解和作出知情决策。虽然在制定减少伤害方案时需要与执法部门接触，但对于减少伤害方案对执法机构政策和做法的影响或影响知之甚少。LEHRN 项目提供了机会，以评估减少伤害方案对东南亚执法的影响，重点是越南、柬埔寨和老挝人民民主共和国。
