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AFRICAN NATIONAL CHAPTERS DIGITAL MEETING

AFRICAN NATIONAL CHAPTERS DIGITAL MEETING

The Zoom meeting was hosted by Jeff Lee who invited the African National Chapters to be part of the meeting. The meeting was held on Tue Jan 14, 2020 2pm – 3pm (EAT). Uganda National Chapter was represented by Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) i.e. Mr. Rogers Mutaawe, Mr. Andrew Lubega and Ms. Barbara Nakijoba.

Issues discussed included;

World Federation Against Drugs' Regional Forum

THE WORLD FEDERATION AGAINST DRUGS’ REGIONAL FORUM TO BE HELD ON 6th FEBRUARY, 2020

ISSUP Nigeria Newsletter

ISSUP Nigeria has released its first newsletter!

Find out more about the background of the National Chapter and the wonderful team that is carrying out the work in Nigeria.

The newsletter describes Nigeria's activity at the 5th ISSUP Conference which took place in July in Vienna, Austria.

The publication also includes a list of events and training opportunities.

Welcome!

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Substance Use among Pregnant Women in Nigeria

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Universal Prevention Curriculum Training of Trainers in Nigeria

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There’s an Opioid Abuse Problem Unfolding in African Cities and It’s Not Getting the Attention It Needs

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