Maryna Reshetnyak
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Maryna lives in Odessa, Ukraine. Her primary area of interests is Public health, human rights and the economy.
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3 March 2011
Ukraine: Harm Reduction Activists Disturbed by Police Actions
In a recent interview, the Ukrainian interior minister called for increasing control over substitution therapy. According to the blog reports of various harm reduction activists, police started to pay special attention to the Methadone sites in various regions of the country. The bloggers report on their and others' experiences with the police attention.
24 February 2011
4 February 2011
Drop-in Center: Blogging Makes A Difference
This is the second part of the e-mail interview of Pavel Kutsev where we learn about other authors of the collective blog “Depo3p” and find out how the blogging helps Kutsev in his work.
16 January 2011
Drop-in Center: A Look Back at 2010 and Plans for the Future
The blog of Ukrainian organization of people living with drug addiction “Drop-in Center” was one of the first projects supported by Rising Voices. In this e-mail interview with its leader Pavel Kutsev, he talks about the accomplishments of the organization in 2010 and its plans for the future.
5 January 2011
Drop-in Center: Uniting Ukrainian Society in Fighting HIV/AIDS Epidemic
The recent blog post by Pavel Kutsev of the Drop-In Center advocates for the uniting of different sectors of Ukrainian society to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic. He believes that the active involvement of law enforcement through awareness campaigns can help reduce the disease's prevalance.
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27 September 2010
Drop-In Center: Continuing to be an Online Resource for Ukrainian Harm Reduction Movement
Pavel Kutsev, a leader of a Ukrainian harm reduction movement, started blogging in 2008 within the framework of the Rising Voices project the Drop-In Center. Now, nearly two years later it has become an important on-line platform where patients of substitution therapy can receive the recent news, and share their thoughts and opinions.
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22 December 2009
Drop-in Center: Playing Many Roles at the Same Time
The leader of the Ukrainian harm reduction movement Pavel Kutsev shares his thoughts on what it means to be a public activist and a representative of a marginalized group at the same time.
7 December 2009
Drop-in Center: How Rehab should Work
Pavel Kutsev, the leader of Drop-in Center, a non-profit organization dealing with issues of people living with drug addiction, recently shared his opinion about the effectiveness of work of drug addiction rehabilitation centers. He offers some specific suggestions to curb corruption and encourage sustainability and self-sufficiency for rehab clinics.
