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Towards achieving a world free of drug abuse among the youth

President Yoweri Museveni has assented to the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act 2023 which among others allows the licensed Farming and use of Marijuana strictly for Medical use. The bill was passed by Parliament in August 2023 setting harsh penalties for a swarm of crimes related to substances abuse.

According to the current WHO report of 2023, Uganda is ranked the highest alcohol consumer in the African Region with a per capita alcohol consumption of 12.21 liters among adults.

Harmful use of alcohol is associated with a range of Communicable and Non-Communicable

Diseases, mental and psychological conditions, interpersonal violence, road traffic injuries, and Deaths.

This year, the ISSUP Uganda Chapter and Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) partnered with the UNODC Uganda Country office and other stakeholders to commemorate World Drug Day and the 30th Anniversary of UYDEL.

پیارے ارکان،

 

یوگنڈا الکوحل پالیسی الائنس (یو اے پی اے) سیکریٹریٹ کی طرف سے مبارکباد۔ 

 

یو اے پی اے ایگزیکٹو بورڈ آپ کو جمعہ 21 جولائی 2023 کو صبح 10:00 بجے کولپنگ ہوٹل میں ہونے والی سالانہ جنرل میٹنگ میں مدعو کرتا ہے۔ براہ کرم مذکورہ تاریخ کو اے جی ایم کے لئے محفوظ کریں۔ 

آئی ایس ایس یو پی یوگنڈا چیپٹر کے تعاون سے یوگنڈا الکوحل پالیسی الائنس آپ کے لئے 2023 ایف آر او ریجن ویبینار لے کر آیا ہے۔

الکحل پالیسی ایونٹ سیریز.

معاشی، سماجی اور ماحولیاتی جہتیں

تاریخ: 5 جولائی 2023

کلیدی اسپیکر

In commemoration of the World Drug Day, UYDEL and partners are organizing a webinar on the topic of Drug Prevention efforts and Prevention smart parents which will be taking place on Tuesday, 20th June 2023 via zoom from 11:00am up to 12:00pm.

Join ISSUP Uganda for an event on International standards on treatment and what our health, social workers and centre managers can do to provide a minimum treatment and care standards for young people.

Dear Members

Greetings from ISSUP Uganda chapter

You are kindly invited to attend a Webinar-Paradigm shift in evidence-based prevention-Future trends and challenges organized by ISSUP Uganda Chapter on Thursday 12 January 2023, 11:00am- 12:20pm East African Time.

Featuring a guest speaker Mr. Matej Kosir-Director institute for Research and Development UTRIP, Slovenia/ISSUP

The ISSUP Uganda National Chapter was formally launched on 6th October 2022 at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Uganda.