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The public health approach: Prevention, treatment, risk and harm reduction, recovery, social reintegration and rehabilitation

Chair: Marije Beens. National drug coordinator of Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherland Franz Tratmann, Trimbos Institute Evidence based and best practices are the two keys to improve the quality of intervention. Stablishing effectiveness of investments. You have to translate the clinical evidence into best practices, taking into account cultural values, and personal …

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Public Health Aspects of the World Drug Problem

Organized by the World Health Organization. ON UNGASS website and hard copy available Showed short film.  Introduction by Shekhar Saxena, Chair.  Why is PH approach needed in this area of work.  Drug use is a risk factor associated with poor health and other behavioural risk factors.  Preventable and treatable health conditions.  Ensuring access to controlled …

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UNGASS Special Segment Day 2 – Interactive discussions on demand reduction

Chair. This will include health, HIV, access to essential medicines. The format will include introductory remarks from the chair, as well as 7 minutes presentations from each panellist. Mr. Gilberto Gerra, UNODC. Introductory statement. First question to launch the debate – is it really accepted that young people, people affected by drug use disorder, people …

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Multi-faceted approach to addressing the challenges of increasing access to controlled drugs for medical purposes

Side event organised by Australia, WHO, INCB, UNODC and the Union for International Cancer Control. Gilberto Gerra UNODC Chaired.  Double failure of drug system.  Limit opioids worldwide. People continue to die with pain. Dr. Naidoo INCB President  Apart from being President of the INCB and a Doctor I am also an African.  Started slide with Hippocratic Oath.  …

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