Africa

South Africa ITTC Webinar: Motivational Interviewing in Practice, An African Journey

Cape Town, South Africa, 3 February 2021

On February 3rd, you are invited to attend the first Webinar in the upcoming Motivational Interviewing in Africa Webinar Series.

Alcohol and Substance Use Prevention in Africa: Systematic Scoping Review

This review examined the existing evidence on substance use prevention activities in Africa.

The objectives were as follows:

Identify drugs and substances used across Africa
Identify risk and protective factors that contribute to alcohol and substance use as a public health problem in Africa

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Press Release: Historic Virtual Conference Meets to Discuss Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

Demand reduction, prevention, and effective treatment services – based on robust epidemiological evidence of substance use across Africa - seen as vital solutions to Africa's growing drug problem.

African Civil Society Common Position on Drugs

Building on developments at the international level – including the March 2019 Ministerial Declaration on strengthening actions for the world drug problem and the recently adopted African Union Plan of Action on Drug Control – please find the‘African Civil Society Common Position on Drugs’ here. The document seeks to incorporate the perspectives and guide the work of a wide range of NGOs from across the African continent, and help to shape and guide civil society

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Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction

Publication Date

4 November 2020

The Fifth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

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Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction

Johannesburg, South Africa, 4 November 2020

The Fifth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

Publication Date

20 October 2020

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

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Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 October 2020

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

Publication Date

22 September 2020

The Second Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.

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Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 September 2020

The Second Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.