LOBATSE, 26 June 2026 – Botswana joined the global community in commemorating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (World Drug Day) at the Lobatse Civic Centre, with renewed calls for stronger collaboration, innovative responses, and sustained investment in prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and law enforcement to address the evolving world drug problem.
Evidence-based programmes on recovery, prevention and treatment for people suffering from Substance Use Disorders will soon be rolled out across the country, the Chief Health Officer, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Division in the Ministry of Health, Phenyo Sebonego has confirmed.
Sebonego said this at the Botswana Association of Addiction Professionals (BAAP), which hosts the Botswana chapter of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP)- one-week training for people in recovery and professionals working with people with Substance Use Disorders.
Parents and all stakeholders have been urged to come up with possible solutions and ways of stemming the rising tide of substance abuse in Botswana.
