Webinar - Supporting Families in Recovery: Global Approaches in the Context of COVID-19

Webinar entitled, Supporting Families in Recovery: Global Approaches in the Context of COVID-19, held on June 16, 2021. Organized jointly by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), the African Union, and the Colombo Plan, with the support of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the U.S. Department of State.

Moderator:

- Dr. Nathalie Panabokke, Deputy Director, Drug Advisory Programme, The Colombo Plan

Opening remarks given by:

- Ms. Jimena Kalawski, Chief, Demand Reduction Unit, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD)

- Dr. Jane Marie Ong'olo, Head of Social Welfare, Vulnerable Groups and Drug Control, African Union Commission

- Mr. William McGlynn, Senior Advisor, Office of Global Policy and Programs, Demand Reduction, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the U.S. Department of State

Panelists:

- Dr. Hendrée Jones, Professor, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

- Dr. Martin Agwogie, Founder/Executive Director, Global Initiative on Substance Abuse, Nigeria

- Dr. Prapapun Chucharoen, Program Director, Addiction Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand

- Ms. Uki Atkinson, Research Analyst, National Council on Drug Abuse, Ministry of Health, Jamaica