Botswana Association of Addiction Professionals

The First Lady, Ms. Neo Jane Masisi and the Minister of Health, Dr. Edwin Dikoloti honoured the graduation of 32 newly accredited Internationally Certified Addiction Professionals (ICAP 1); a cohort trained in 2022 by Botswana Association of Addiction Professionals (BAAP) for Ministry of Health and Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development participants. The Addiction Professionals sat for the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) credentialing exam in February this year with most of them successfully attaining the ICAP 1 qualification.

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.