Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - чт, 09/03/2020 - 12:59
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Johannesburg
Южная Африка
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - чт, 09/03/2020 - 12:52
Event Date
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Johannesburg
Южная Африка
The Third Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - чт, 09/03/2020 - 12:49
Event Date
Location:
Johannesburg
Южная Африка
The Second Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - чт, 09/03/2020 - 12:48
Event Date
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Johannesburg
Южная Африка
The First Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ МОБИЛЬНЫХ ГРУЗОВИКОВ ДЛЯ ПОВЫШЕНИЯ ОСВЕДОМЛЕННОСТИ
В начале марта 2020 года мир поразила пандемия COID-19, которая повлияла на жизнь миллионов людей во всем мире.
Коронавирусная инфекция (COVID-19) — это инфекционное заболевание, вызываемое новым вирусом и распространяющееся в основном при контакте с инфицированным человеком при кашле или чихании. Он также распространяется, когда человек прикасается к поверхности или предметам , на которых есть вирус, а затем прикасается к глазам, носу или рту.
Правительство через Министерство здравоохранения приняло превентивные...
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...
Mr. Kasirye Rogers attended a meeting on drug prevention 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...
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - вт, 05/19/2020 - 13:10
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).
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - чт, 04/30/2020 - 14:46
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Webinar
Presenters: Drs. Chia Francis and Mashika Esther
This webinar will illuminate the level of drug use in Nigeria, efforts made so far to address access to drug abuse treatment services in Nigeria, and details of a study regarding access...
Интерактивные диалоги – это серия виртуальных встреч, организованных USAPA с целью содействия распространению идей и более тесных связей между теми, кто работает в области алкогольной политики. Интерактивные диалоги предназначены для создания пространства, где члены общественных коалиций по борьбе с алкоголем и другими наркотиками, местные и государственные департаменты здравоохранения, и другие специалисты, занимающиеся профилактикой и общественным здравоохранением ATOD, могут собираться и обсуждать актуальные...
The Smart Club Contract Concept: An Evidence-Based Primary Prevention Method for Children in East Africa
by Lubega Andrew (UYDEL)
The Contract Concept is a means or tools for children and adolescents to lead better lives with Human Rights, better school attendance and results and growing up without the burden of alcohol/drugs and other substances.
SMART’s contract method is locally based and includes components such as
individual contracts with participating children / adolescents
guardian's written approval
temporary membership
voluntarily to be a member (or abstain) and the...
Shared by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - пт, 03/13/2020 - 15:38
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ISSUP Webinar
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ISSUP
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...
Мы должны работать вместе, чтобы гарантировать, что различные мифы, которых придерживаются молодые люди в сообществе, будут устранены, чтобы создать безопасную и надежную среду, свободную от алкоголя и наркотиков.
Многие молодые люди, которые хотят быть хорошими в музыке, думают, что употребление наркотиков легко приведет их к этому, однако это не так, талант дан Богом, и если он у вас есть, вам не нужен алкоголь / наркотики, вам просто нужно много и усердно работать и продвигать свою музыку, и люди будут ценить вас такими, какие вы есть на самом деле.
The Church of Uganda has instituted a programme that will help young people to protect themselves from alcoholism and drug abuse. The programme Drug Free Schools was launched by the outgoing Arch Bishop , the Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali, at Mengo Senior School on Saturday the 15th of February 2020. Speaking to students, teachers and partners that graced the function, Ntagali said that drug abuse among young people in schools was on rise, which was why the Church had decided to act against the vice.
The Coordinator of the Church of Uganda ‘Drug –Free Schools’ Programme, Ezra Tumuhirwe, said...
THE WORLD FEDERATION AGAINST DRUGS’ REGIONAL FORUM TO BE HELD ON 6th FEBRUARY, 2020
The World Federation Against Drugs (WFAD) is holding this year’s first Regional Forum in the East African Region. The Forum will be taking place on the 6th of February, 2019 in Kampala Uganda and it will be hosted by Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL). WFAD has over 40 member organizations in the East-African Region, who all do fantastic work within prevention, drug addiction treatment and/or recovery and this is why the forum was hosted in East Africa. The World Federation Against Drugs is a multilateral...
ЦИФРОВАЯ ВСТРЕЧА АФРИКАНСКИХ НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫХ ОТДЕЛЕНИЙ
Совещание Zoom было организовано Джеффом Ли, который пригласил африканские национальные отделения принять участие в совещании. Встреча состоялась вт 14 января 2020 года с 14:00 до 15:00 (EAT). г-н Роджерс Мутааве, г-н Эндрю Лубега и г-жа Барбара Накиджоба.
Обсуждались следующие вопросы:
Обзор протоколов последнего заседания и будущего процесса
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