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How drug abuse threatens fight to end Aids deaths, HIV infections

Nacada officials display Shisha pipes confiscated from a club on Langata Road, Nairobi, on February 26, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard 

At the back of his mind, Abdullahi Noor carries a story that refuses to fade, a tragic reminder of what drug and substance addiction can do.

As a harm reduction advocate, Noor has encountered many heartbreaking accounts, but one in particular continues to haunt him.

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