Congratulations to 39 candidates who passed their ICAP exams last month!  Kenya leads the world in ICAP credentialed professionals with over 230!  GCCC commends all of them for their dedication and passion to the field of Addiction Treatment.

To support the continuity of treatment and care services for drug use disorders, PTRS / GLOK32 through UBRAF funds, following a webinar on continued access to treatment held in June 2020, supported the Ministry of Health in Côte d'Ivoire with the provision of personal protective equipment to services and centers and the procurement of a sewing machine to manufacture reusable masks for a community-based organization to promote the safe and secure availability of treatment and care services under the COVID-19 health crisis for people with drugs use disorders. The reusable masks manufacturing...

The Ministry of Health of Senegal and UNODC mark World Mental Health Day

This year, World Mental Health Day was celebrated across the world on October 10th, 2020. It comes at a time when billions of people around the globe have been affected by the COVID 19 pandemic which has had unmeasurable negative effects on mental health. This is why, WHO, together with its partner organizations has called for a major increase in investment geared towards mental health through its campaign: “Move for mental health: Let’s Invest”.

This year, UNODC supported this initiative through raising awareness...

There is extensive work being carried in Africa out by the DDR partners.

This map highlights what kind of work is taking place in the different areas of the continent.