Policy Brief: “Advancing Universal Health Coverage for People Who Use Drugs in Europe”
The brief calls for urgent reforms to ensure equitable access to healthcare for one of the region’s most marginalized populations. It outlines how people who use drugs continue to face systemic barriers to essential services—including harm reduction, mental health care, and treatment for infectious diseases—despite longstanding EU commitments to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The release of the brief aligns with the EU Drug Policy Campaign 2025, which calls on EU institutions to adopt a health- and rights-based approach in the upcoming EU Drug Strategy (2026–2030).
