National Assembly Caucus Against Drugs And Substance Abuse Kick-Starts Partnership Talks On Capacity Building
National Assembly Caucus Against Drugs And Substance Abuse Kick-Starts Partnership Talks On Capacity Building
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Worth Noting:
- “I am sure resources for the activities will be available. Once we come up with a budget for the capacity building, we can mobilize resources from our development partners and develop a hybrid programme that will be covered in-person and online,” noted Dr. Kaithuru.
- The ISSUP team also noted that there is need to empower the practitioners working in rehabs, given that they are working on modalities of ensuring that the practitioners are able to get to the depth of the disease, identify the underlying issues and deal with them effectively, so that the affected can come out empowered to live better lives.
A Parliamentary caucus spearheading the fight against drug abuse got a shot in the arm after an international non-governmental organization agreed to partner with them in accelerating the fight against the menace.
This emerged when the National Assembly Parliamentarians against Drugs and Substance Abuse Caucus chaired by Antoney Kibagendi (Kitutu Chache South), held a meeting with officials from the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), to discuss areas of partnership in capacity building on issues to do with drug use and substance abuse.
“We are seeking partnership with organizations as we do not have a budget that can facilitate our activities. We would also like to discuss how you and other NGOs and Community Based Organizations (CBOs), can identify projects we can establish in different parts of the country where the drug menace is more profitable. We are seeking partnership in capacity building, standardization of rehab centres, and harm reduction,” Kibagendi pointed out.
The President of ISSUP Dr. Pamela Kaithuru in her response noted that her organization is ready and available to mobilize resources from their development partners.
“I am sure resources for the activities will be available. Once we come up with a budget for the capacity building, we can mobilize resources from our development partners and develop a hybrid programme that will be covered in-person and online,” noted Dr. Kaithuru.
The ISSUP team also noted that there is need to empower the practitioners working in rehabs, given that they are working on modalities of ensuring that the practitioners are able to get to the depth of the disease, identify the underlying issues and deal with them effectively, so that the affected can come out empowered to live better lives.
They also emphasized on the need to conduct follow-up programmes for those rehabilitated, to help reduce the rates of relapse. This would include coming up with sustainable ways of those who have recovered from drug use to be reintegrated to society post-recovery.
Further, the team noted that there is need to invest more on prevention, so as to cut down on treatment which is way much more expensive.
“Our professionals are available to go wherever you send us to create awareness. We have a good number of professionals stationed in different parts of the Country. We can have capacity building for your team and the wider group of people that you work with. We will also do extensive research so that we establish the drivers of this menace in different areas, to be able to develop sustainable solutions,” Dr. Kaithuru undertook.
ISSUP also promised to subsidize the costs for capacity building, to ensure that as many people are trained as possible.
The Parliamentary Caucus is mandated to prevent substance use and other social problems, to significantly improve the health, safety and well-being of the society, by reviewing and enhancing legislative and institutional frameworks in place to combat illicit drug abuse.
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