GCC’s first ever harm reduction event addressed misinformation and lack of awareness

Experts discussed ways in which individuals can practice harm reduction to improve quality of life

The ‘Harm Reduction: Time to meet in the Middle’ event was held on Tuesday, hosted by CNBC in partnership with Philip Morris Management Services Middle East and Tristar Group. Social responsibility was at the centre of discussions during the first of its kind event in the GCC region.

The event had discussions of ways in which individuals can practice harm reduction in various aspects of their daily lives. Medical doctors and industry experts, gathered together in raising awareness on the importance of harm reduction, on a regional and global scale.

“We often live our lives in the space between multiple things. Caring for our children, versus caring for our parents. The space between one job to another. I really want my key takeaway from all of today’s discussions to be the space between abstinence and prevention, and treatment and recovery is harm reduction. And I think that the widespread adoption of that space between those two pillars is really going to be key in protecting the wellbeing of millions and millions of individuals and coupled with public policy is crucial in helping us push this message,” Mazen Saleh, Policy Director, Integrated Harm Reduction, R Street Institute, USA, said to Arabian Business…