Stakeholders who gave the charge during the just-concluded third edition of the Harm Reduction Exchange insisted that having the views of all relevant stakeholders and prioritising evidence-based reporting would help eliminate misinformation, especially as it pertains to harm reduction.
Some of these strategies include Needle Exchange Programs, supervised injection sites, condom distribution, PrEP , Nicotine Replacement Therapy , Vaping and E-Cigarettes, and supervised consumption of medications.However, in spite of the fact that harm reduction strategies have been deployed to address public health issues, tobacco harm reduction is one key area of public health where lack of evidence-based communication and the prevalence of misinformation has continued to pose serious threats.
On her part, Dr Mercy Korir, who decried the spate of misinformation and disinformation on harm reduction, noted that such have constituted a huge threat to public health.