The Ministry of Health of Senegal and UNODC mark World Mental Health Day

This year, World Mental Health Day was celebrated across the world on October 10th, 2020. It comes at a time when billions of people around the globe have been affected by the COVID 19 pandemic which has had unmeasurable negative effects on mental health. This is why, WHO, together with its partner organizations has called for a major increase in investment geared towards mental health through its campaign: “Move for mental health: Let’s Invest”.

This year, UNODC supported this initiative through raising awareness...

There is extensive work being carried in Africa out by the DDR partners.

This map highlights what kind of work is taking place in the different areas of the continent.

Researchers predict that harm from substance use and rates of substance use disorders in sub-Saharan Africa will increase significantly in the next 30 years.

In order to have a well-functioning health system that works in harmony, the World Health Organization (WHO)describes the need for the following features:

• trained and motivated health workers,
• a well-maintained infrastructure
• a reliable supply of medicines and technologies,
• the backing of adequate funding with strong health plans and evidence-based policies.

This review shines the spotlight on Kenya with the aim to provide an...

This is the first report of the Pan-African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (PAENDU) and is based on available data for 2016 and 2017.

The report provides information on the methods used for data collection and presents data on drug demand reduction, especially treatment demand indicators, and also on law enforcement (arrests and seizures). 

The report is a summary of the information provided by focal points from the following nine (9) AUC project countries: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zambia; and six countries, with data from pre-existing...