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Interagency meeting on standards of care for problematic drug users in the Americas

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Drugs Demand Reduction

Interagency meeting on standards of care for problematic drug users in the Americas
Start date
11/10/18
End Date
12/10/18
Place
Washington, United States of America

The need for universal care services tailored to the different types of problematic drug users requires the development of strategies, programmes and national frameworks adequate to ensure the development and availability of services according to quality and evidence-based criteria, as part of a public policy based upon Public Health and Human Rights principles.

Two relevant projects are currently taking place in the Americas: The International standards for the treatment of drug use disorders, jointly developed by UNODC and WHO, and the project on Quality and evidence-based criteria in the implementation of drug demand reduction programs, developed within the framework of the COPOLAD program, which is counting with the support of CICAD-OAS and PAHO/WHO as multilateral collaborating agencies. Within this framework, all institutions involved in those projects are working to coordinate efforts, in order to facilitate and jointly support countries of the region, as well as non-governmental organizations, in the tasks of implementing integrated and sustainable services. To explore the best feasible ways for strengthening this coordination, COPOLAD along with CICAD/OAS, EMCDDA, PAHO, UNODC, WHO, Colombo Plan and US Bureau INL, are holding this meeting at the PAHO Headquarters in Washington DC. The meeting facilitates the definition of further synergies related to the implementation of the quality standards, as well as the exchange of information on other relevant developments in this field.

Operative Dimension

Code
0.8-9.20
Year
2018
Component
C0 - Crosscutting issues
Execution Level
Completed
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2.2 - Facilitate the validation and endorsement of quality criteria agreed during C1, for programmes implemented in: prevention; treatment, harm reduction; and social (re)integration/ rehabilitation.

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PAHO/WHO - Pan American Health Organization Supranational

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UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Supranational

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EMCDDA - European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction Supranational

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CICAD/OAS - Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission Supranational

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COPOLAD - Cooperation Programme between Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union on Drugs Policies Contracting Partner

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Press Release

WHO, PAHO, CICAD/OAS, COPOLAD, EMCDDA, UNODC and NIL joining efforts to improve health services for problematic drug users in the CELAC countries

WHO, PAHO, CICAD/OAS, COPOLAD, EMCDDA, UNODC and NIL joining efforts to improve health services for problematic drug users in the CELAC countries

The need for universal care services tailored to the different types of problematic drug users requires the development of strategies, programmes and national frameworks adequate to ensure the development and availability of services according to quality and evidence-based criteria, as part of a public policy based upon Public Health and Human Rights principles.

Two relevant projects are currently taking place in the Americas: The International standards for the treatment of drug use disorders, jointly developed by UNODC and WHO, and the project on Quality and evidence-based criteria in the implementation of drug demand reduction programs, developed within the framework of the COPOLAD program, which is counting with the support of CICAD-OAS and PAHO/WHO as multilateral collaborating agencies. Within this framework, all institutions involved in those projects are working to coordinate efforts, in order to facilitate and jointly support countries of the region, as well as non-governmental organizations, in the tasks of implementing integrated and sustainable services. To explore the best feasible ways for strengthening this coordination, COPOLAD along with CICAD/OAS, EMCDDA, PAHO, UNODC, WHO, Colombo Plan and US Bureau INL, are holding this meeting at the PAHO Headquarters in Washington DC. The meeting facilitates the definition of further synergies related to the implementation of the quality standards, as well as the exchange of information on other relevant developments in this field.

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