Our mission

Founded in 2007, Collectif Urgence Toxida is the first organization in the African region to implement a harm reduction program. In 2021, we have more than 11,000 registered service users across the island. We have 25 field workers and 10 administrative staff, including peer educators (community members). The Collectif Urgence Toxida’s primary mission is to provide harm reduction services to the community of people who use drugs. Alongside, CUT advocates for the respect of the rights of people who use drugs to eliminate all forms of violence, abuse, stigma, and discrimination against them. CUT also sensitises the population to positively influence the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour toward drug use.

Our activities include:

  • Needle | Syringe programme
  • HIV, Hepatitis C and Syphilis rapid testing
  • Accompaniment to substitution / detox programmes
  • Supporting people living with HIV through HIV counselling and Treatment Literacy.
  • Human right advocacy
  • Collaborating with other NGO partners ( AILES ) for holistic services to beneficiaries
  • Awareness session

Our Challenges

    • To increase the number of HIV, Hepatitis C & Syphilis screening.
    • Advocating for a change in repressive legislation so that people who use drugs are no longer punished, but supported through harm reduction programme.
    • To obtain accurate statistics on overdose deaths and to be able to use Naloxone to save lives.
    • To find funding for our activities and ensure the continuity of our mission.
    • To establish other areas of intervention for the provision of harm reduction services.

Our intervention methods

    • Our mobile caravan that travels across the island, everyday at different location with a team of 2 field workers and 1 health care assistant. Rapid testing services are offered in addition to the Needle | Syringe programme and a basic medical service is also provided.
    • The “Back-packs” strategy are field workers who travel on foot with a backpack to the neighborhoods in Batterie cassé, Barkly, Florida, Elizabethville and Rouillard
    • To obtain accurate statistics on overdose deaths and to be able to use Naloxone to save lives.
    • The fixed sites, a container in Baie du Tombeau and locations defined by the field workers in Barkly, Plaisance, Stanley, Roche Bois, Batterie Cassée and Bambous

TIMELINE OF CUT

Founded in 2007, Collectif Urgence Toxida is the first organization in the African region to implement a harm reduction program.

Contact

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Avenue,
Quatre Bornes, 72211, Mauritius

Support

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