The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia held a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Course 13 – “Contingency Management: A Reinforcement Based Treatment” which took place in person in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 27-29 July 2022. This course is a part of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC training package).

The twenty (20) members of the national team of trainers from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan attended the training delivered by the team of UTC Regional Master Trainers.

“Building on human resources trained already on...

وصف موجز:

وتسعى الأمانة التنفيذية للجنة البلدان الأمريكية لمكافحة تعاطي المخدرات إلى الحصول على إعراب عن الاهتمام من الخبراء في مجال بدائل السجن والإدماج الاجتماعي لتدريبهم كمدربين رئيسيين لتقديم منهج إدارة رعاية الحالات على الصعيد الدولي. عند الانتهاء بنجاح من تدريب المدربين ، سيتم إدراج هؤلاء المدربين الرئيسيين في قائمة المدربين لإدارة رعاية الحالة ويمكن الاتصال بهم لتقديم التدريب عند تحديد موعده. إذا كنت مهتما ، فيرجى إرسال سيرتك الذاتية والمعلومات ذات الصلة بالمعرفة والخبرة في موعد أقصاه 25 أبريل 2022 إلى أنطونيو لومبا (ALomba [at] oas [dot] org).

المتطلبات العامة:

• خبرة عمل لا تقل عن 7...

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs is starting very soon! In fact, tomorrow, Monday, 14 March 2022. 

Once again, all sessions, as well as the side events, are to be held online due to the pandemic. The good thing about that means that, you can still follow the plenaries and the side events! That’s why we thought that you might appreciate having all the links in one place.

GENERAL LINKS TO FOLLOW CND

• Link to 65th session with general information on organizational arrangements: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/65_Session_2022/65CND...

أصبحت تصميمات تجارب الفعالية والتنفيذ الهجينة منتشرة بشكل متزايد في أبحاث التنفيذ. مع دخول التصاميم الهجينة عقدها الثاني من الاستخدام الواسع النطاق ، يطلق قسم علوم التنفيذ في Frontiers in Health موضوعا بحثيا لتغذية خطاب المجال حول ماضي وحاضر ومستقبل التصاميم الهجينة في ترجمة المعرفة. نرحب بالتقديمات لكل من البحث الأصلي و / أو الموجز والمراجعة والأساليب ومقالات المنظور. تتناول الدعوة التقييمات النقدية للتصميمات الهجينة ، والاستخدام المبتكر للتصميمات الهجينة في التجارب الحالية ، والتقدم في التصاميم الهجينة في التجارب المستقبلية ولكنها غير مقيدة عندما يتعلق الأمر بوجهات نظر إضافية في أوراق...

13-14 December 2021 UNODC/WHO Regional Workshop on the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (DUD) was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in hybrid format. 25 policymakers from Central Asia and high-level officials from Ministry of Health and other relevant ministries involved in policy development, planning, funding, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of treatment services and interventions for DUD attended the event. This UNODC/WHO workshop aimed to inform through sharing the International Standards for the Treatment of DUD (2020), the regional and national level...

The Annual Meeting will be held on March 2-5 2022, and is currently scheduled to take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Center in Edinburgh, Scotland.  

The SRNT 2022 Annual Meeting may be a hybrid (part in person, part virtual) or entirely virtual, depending on how things play out in the coming months. A final decision about the meeting format (face-to-face hybrid virtual component vs. entirely virtual) will not be made for some time. In the meantime, attendees should not hesitate to submit for fear of being unable to travel. Rest assured that the meeting, no matter the...

On April 27, 2021, UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia held a training seminar for specialists of the republican and regional levels responsible for drug dependence treatment and HIV prevention services in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The main goal of the national training was to increase the capacity of government and non-government organizations that implement HIV and HCV prevention programs to provide effective evidence-based services for people who use new psychoactive substances (NPS) and stimulants.

At the opening of the workshop Mr. Borikhan Shaumarov, UNODC Programme Coordinator...

4 March 2021, Online Consultation on initiation of the Survey in Kazakhstan on High-Risk Drug Use took place via Zoom Teleconference Platform.

More than 25 representatives of governmental, non-governmental stakeholders in the Republic of Kazakhstan and international organizations, including the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Interior, Republican Mental Health Centre, Kazakh National Centre of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Law Enforcement Academy of the General Prosecutor’s Office, non-governmental organizations, research institutions, Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and...

Pandemics and health emergencies like the current COVID-10 outbreak, can cost many lives and pose additional risks to the global economy and overall security and stability. Ensuring continued access to health care during a pandemic, including services for people who use drugs and treatment of drug use disorders, are key not only to protect the health of populations, but also key to security and stability.

Drug use disorders are frequently accompanied by somatic conditions such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and/or C and tuberculosis, lung or cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer and injuries and...

The five-day regional online training on the skills of UNODC/WHO assessment experts on quality drug treatment has begun on 12 October 2020. The aim of the training is to strengthen institutional support to ensure the successful implementation of the UNODC/WHO drug treatment services in Central Asia and to promote a scientific approach to the quality of drug treatment and drug care services.

Following the launch of the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Disorders, WHO/UN/UN resolution 59/4 by the Commission on Drugs (which calls for the development and dissemination of...