This week, we say goodbye to our dear friend and mentor, Jeff Lee, the founding Executive Director of ISSUP. Jeff was a steadfast advocate for the professionalization of prevention, insisting that those working in this field should be appropriately specialized. He often reminded us that while generalists and treatment specialists are well-meaning and deeply embedded within their communities, they are not always best placed to develop and implement evidence-based prevention systems. Jeff emphasized that prevention must be treated as a distinct science—one that is grounded in rigorous research...

La Comisión de la Unión Africana (AUC) ha celebrado una consulta continental anual para la Reducción de la Demanda de Drogas (DDR) desde 2015.  Cada uno de los Estados miembros de la AUC está representado por sus respectivos puntos focales nacionales de desarme, desmovilización y reintegración, lo que brinda a los Estados miembros la oportunidad de presentar las actividades nacionales de desarme, desmovilización y reintegración en una plataforma de revisión por pares que también permite la participación de expertos en la materia invitados.  La consulta de este año se llevó a cabo en Arusha,...

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El Comité Interministerial de Coordinación de Control de Drogas (CILAD) y dos formadores de su grupo de formadores nacionales de la UPC : el Dr. Badou Roger (Comisario del GCCC)- Dr. KOUAKOU Issouf (ICAP Prevención UPC) llevaron a cabo la primera formación presencial sobre el Itinerario Escolar: Prevención del consumo de drogas en el entorno escolar del 29 de julio al 3 de agosto de 2024 (6 días).

La mayoría de los participantes eran profesores e investigadores de la Universidad de Daloa (a 400 km de la capital, Abiyán), así como educadores, ONG, trabajadores sociales y profesores de...

ISSUP Cote d'Ivoire in collaboration with ICUDDR conducted the second session of the UPC Curriculum training from 23rd to 31st August 2024. The training was held in the town of Daloa within the central west region of Côte d'Ivoire. 

The 24 participants can be see in the photo below wearing polo shirts with the logo of ISSUP in Côte d'Ivoire national branded colours. Whereas the teachers and researchers from the university are wearing polo-shirts with ICUDDR logos. 

The Comité Interministériel de Lutte Anti-Drogue (CILAD)[Interministerial Drug Control Coordinating Committee) and two trainers from its pool of national UPC trainers : Dr Badou Roger (GCCC Commissioner)- Dr KOUAKOU Issouf (ICAP Prevention UPC) conducted the first face-to-face training on the School Track : Prevention of Drug use in School settings from 29 July to 3 August 2024 (6 days).

Most of the participants were lecturers and researchers from the University of Daloa (400 km from the capital, Abidjan), as well as educators, NGOs, social workers and secondary school teachers. The session...