الکحل پالیسی چیمپیئن عزت مآب بیٹی نیمبوز نے اپنے نئے پارلیمانی مینڈیٹ کے دوران ڈبلیو ایچ او کی سفارش کردہ الکحل پالیسی کی جامع ترقی اور نفاذ کو یقینی بنانے کے لئے یوگنڈا میں الکوحل قانون لانے کی اپنی کوششوں کی تجدید کرنے کا عہد کیا ہے۔
2017 میں ، یوگنڈا کی پارلیمنٹ نے ایک نجی ممبر بل کو بحال کیا جس میں شراب کی صنعت کو منظم کرنے کی کوشش کی گئی تھی۔ الکحل ڈرنکس کنٹرول بل، 2016 کو ابتدائی طور پر موکونو میونسپلٹی کی رکن پارلیمنٹ (ایم پی) بیٹی نیمبوز نے پیش کیا تھا۔
سال 2016 میں ایم پی نمبوز اور دیگر ممبران پارلیمنٹ اور ان کے معاونین کے ایک وفد نے سری لنکا میں مووینڈی انٹرنیشنل میں شمولیت اختیار...
Uganda Has now officially started training in harm reduction and has created Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) Clinics in one of its National referral Mental Hospital Alcohol and Drug Unit.
The training is ongoing for new and existing staff to run this new facility and MAT clients will be enrolled this coming month.
A special thanks to all the efforts of Dr David Basangwa whose dream this is has now become a reality.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 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.
مارچ 2020 کے اوائل میں دنیا کووڈ-19 کی وبا سے متاثر ہوئی تھی جس نے دنیا بھر میں لاکھوں افراد کی زندگیوں کو متاثر کیا ہے۔
کورونا وائرس کی بیماری (کووڈ 19) ایک متعدی بیماری ہے جو ایک نئے وائرس کی وجہ سے ہوتی ہے اور بنیادی طور پر متاثرہ شخص کے کھانسنے یا چھینکنے پر اس کے رابطے سے پھیلتی ہے۔ یہ اس وقت بھی پھیلتا ہے جب کوئی شخص کسی ایسی سطح یا شے کو چھوتا ہے جس پر وائرس ہوتا ہے ، اور پھر ان کی آنکھوں ، ناک یا منہ کو چھوتا ہے۔
حکومت نے وزارت صحت کے توسط سے احتیاطی اقدامات کو اپنایا جس نے برادریوں میں تقریبا تمام جسمانی تعامل کی سرگرمیوں کو محدود کردیا جس میں...
The COVID 19 pandemic globally has had a devastating negative impact especially in low income countries like Uganda who have fragile health system and can’t manage many cases. Governments declared lockdown and everything stood at stand still for over 75 days. Children and their families depending on small informal business closed, capital eaten up and didn’t know what to happen next.
Our entire 9 Drop in centers/safe spaces were closed and over 2000 slum youth and poor children scattered and a few went home. We received distress calls from some our young people we serve daily in...
Mr. Kasirye Rogers attended a meeting on drugprevention in conjunction with the 23rd Sessions of the Commission of Narcotic Drugs (CND 2-6 March, 2020 in Vienna Austria). It was organized by Drug Free America Foundation Inc., a world drug abuse prevention leader with over five divisions in drug abuse policy work.
The focus of the meeting was to get an opportunity to share our concerns and views at several meetings alongside the CND, network with like-minded organizations as well as share and learn the effects substance misuse has on other cultures and regions and educate each other on the...
PRESS RELEASE RE: Alcohol and COVID-19; Two pandemics colliding
Introduction:
In Uganda we have seen a spike and unprecedented levels of drinking leading to increase in domestic violence and addiction levels. Some men are spending more time drinking and hence diverting money meant for food to buying alcohol. Facts about alcohol in relation to COVID 19
a) Consuming high-strength alcohol does not kill the COVID-19 virus. If adulterated with methanol, can result in severe health consequences, including death.
b) Alcohol is not a food stuff
c) Alcohol is not an...
This free webinar-based training course on Motivational Interviewing (MI) is presented by Igor Koutsenok, MD, MS, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry.
Motivational Interviewing is an essential, client-centered, counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. We are absolutely thrilled to bring you this skills-building opportunity presented by a recognized expert in the field of MI.
The course consists of four sessions (originally held during June 2020).
This webinar will illuminate the level of drug use in Nigeria, efforts made so far to address access to drug abusetreatment services in Nigeria, and details of a study regarding access to...
Interactive Dialogues are a series of virtual meetings hosted by USAPA in order to foster the spread of ideas and greater connection among those working in the field of alcohol policy. The Interactive Dialogues are intended to create a space where members of community alcohol and other drug coalitions, local and state public health departments, and other ATOD prevention and public health practitioners can gather and discuss timely alcohol policy issues...
سمارٹ کلب معاہدے کا تصور: مشرقی افریقہ میں بچوں کے لئے ثبوت پر مبنی بنیادی روک تھام کا طریقہ
- لوبیگا اینڈریو (یو وائی ڈی ای ایل)
کنٹریکٹ کا تصور بچوں اور نوعمروں کے لئے انسانی حقوق، اسکول میں بہتر حاضری اور نتائج کے ساتھ بہتر زندگی گزارنے اور شراب / منشیات اور دیگر مادوں کے بوجھ کے بغیر پروان چڑھنے کا ایک ذریعہ یا آلہ ہے۔
سمارٹ کا معاہدہ طریقہ مقامی طور پر مبنی ہے اور اس میں اجزاء شامل ہیں جیسے
حصہ لینے والے بچوں / نوعمروں کے ساتھ انفرادی معاہدے
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This webinar focuses on the issue of self-care for addiction professionals and was delivered by ICUDDR Deputy Director Cary Hopkins Eyles.
Many of us are drawn to work in the field of substance use disorders due to our history, family, and personal traits, such as compassion and empathy. While these can be great assets, they can also be detrimental to us personally.
In this webinar, Cary explains how to identify healthy and unhealthy traits, how we can care for ourselves, and what authentic self-care looks like.
Cary has worked in the field of substance use disorders for 18 years. She is...
We need to work together to ensure that the various myths held by young people in the community are addressed in order to create a safe and secure environment free from alcohol and drugs.