International Cooperation · 3.5 Regional Collaboration on Drug Policies

Partially meets the criterion.

Mexico has evidence of joint harm-reduction strategies in specific territorial and sectoral settings. The strongest evidence comes from programmes funded by CENSIDA and implemented by civil-society organizations for people who inject drugs in northern Mexican cities, with measurable results linked to HIV prevention. There is also local evidence in Tijuana on the integration of antiretroviral treatment and harm-reduction services for people who inject drugs. These sources establish operational cooperation among public, health, and community actors, but with limited geographic and population scope.

National and independent evidence confirms the existence of civil-society networks and collaboration in harm reduction, but also documents limitations in funding, continuity, and institutional support. Recent initiatives reported in Mexico City show relevant community practices, such as drug checking, fentanyl test strips, naloxone, and preventive information, but they do not prove national government coordination or a permanent formal strategy. Therefore, the criterion is partially met: verifiable joint harm-reduction experiences exist, but the evidence does not establish a recent, permanent, nationally coordinated strategy between the federal government, states, and civil society with homogeneous coverage.