Operative Dimension

Code

2.5.4

Year

2024

Component

C2 - Drugs Demand Reduction

Execution Level

Ongoing

Activity Types

• On-line training course
• On-line platform
• Training

Implementation

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Know the basic elements to implement strategies with proven effectiveness in the reduction of the adverse consequences of drug use and the fundamental characteristics of care programmes, with emphasis on approaching population groups in high vulnerability, in contexts of exclusion or difficult access to services.
• Know different strategies of organization and management of the health and social assistance services, for a comprehensive approach to problematic drug users.
• Include within these health strategies, plans and programmes for the management of problematic drug use, those components oriented to the reduction of stigma, as well as the community-based care services, to reduce their public health and social impact.
• Recognize, based on the scientific evidence, the effectiveness of harm reduction programmes for populations with specific needs, especially for the groups in a situation of social vulnerability and health.
• Recognize the current challenges and the possible directions of policies, plans and programmes available to CELAC countries to reduce the burden of disease attributable to problematic drug use in the region.

To respond to the stated objectives in the development of this course, the COPOLAD programme adopts a multidisciplinary model, both in the focus of the contents, and in the selection of teachers.

The syllabus is articulated through a theoretical-practical, integrative and dynamic working method, that facilitates the acquisition of the knowledge needed to achieve the objectives raised.

Associated operational objectives

2.5 - Expand the sustainable capacity-building approach initiated in C1, by broadening its coverage, as well as the number of subjects addressed.

Indicators

Expanded the sustainable capacity building approach initiated in COPOLAD I, by: a) reviewed and up-dated 2 courses developed in COPOLAD I; b) developed 2 new on-line courses; c) enlarged coverage, at least by 50% (from baseline situation achieved in COPOLAD I), through the implementation of both, international and national editions of each course

Theoretical Dimension

Principles

• Human rigths
• Gender perspective
• Public health

Approaches

• Demand-driven
• Institutional support and reinforcement
• Sustainability

Institutions

Development of the activity

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