IntNSA South Africa’s mission is to build a community of practice of harm reduction & addiction nurses in South Africa in order to provide opportunities for nurses to contribute to the specialized field in the furtherance of public health, social transformation, and the development of the nursing profession. The overall mission of the society is fulfilled through the following aims and objectives

Public benefit aims and objectives

• Support practices, services and standards of care that are evidence-based, human-rights based and will generate knowledge that increases patient safety, health and wellbeing. Support drug policy development and urgent regional development of a human rights-based approach to substance use and addiction care.
• Work towards a health-enabling social and political environment which addresses structural drivers of ill health, vulnerability to addiction and reduces stigma and discrimination towards people who use drugs, and their communities. Promote social cohesion and healing from the past.
• Amplify the contributions of nurses, service users, significant others and patients so that their input into service delivery, policy, research (including research agendas) and resource allocation can positively impact health outcomes in South Africa.
• Protect the public from misinformation, poor standards of care and fraudulent and unregistered service delivery.