The NACOSA Consultative Forum at the November 2014 AGM asked the question: Should women and children be considered key populations? Groups of people from NACOSA network organisations, facilitated by staff members, discussed and debated the issue. The feedback from these discussions is summarised and shared with SANAC and other relevant national structures so that the issues raised can be heard by policy makers.
NACOSA hosted the Amaqhawekazi Harm Reduction Summit 2026, from 26-27 August 2026, bringing together representatives of government departments, civil society organisations, community-led organisations, development partners, researchers, advocates, people who use
South Africa’s current drug policy framework is fragmented, with contradictions between legislation that criminalises personal drug use and policy commitments that recognise prevention, treatment, harm reductionand social reintegration as essential
A policy brief examining the legal and policy framework relating to under 18s who use drugs, including injecting drug use.
Policy brief on the community household health and social care assessment conducted by NACOSA and commissioned by the Western Cape Government.
