Overview
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South African Drug Policy week ran from 1-3 February 2016 and there were further regional consultations on the 4th of February. The main presentations are available below.
1 February 2016
Opening Plenary
UNAIDS Senior Policy Advisor Nancy Fee spoke on the current UNAIDS UNGASS position:
Opening Plenary
Professor Julian Buchanan Ending prohibition without a hangover. You can see Professor Buchannan's Prezi presentation here: Ending Prohibition Without A Hangover |
2 February 2016
Drug use in South Africa: Health, criminal justice and social issues
Opening Plenary Professor Julian Buchanan Drug use: A Medical Criminal or Social Issue Find Professor Buchanan's Prezi presentation here: Drug Use: Medical, Criminal or Social Issue Professor JP van Niekerk Bootleggers and Baptists Powerpoint and text below:
Health Perspective:
11h30-13h00: Prof Jannie Hugo Community Orientated Primary Care: Response to Addiction Epidemic
Dr Rodger Meyer
Addiction is the Problem
Dr Andrew Scheibe
Drug Use, Policy and HIV
Professor Bronwyn Myers
Addressing the needs of women who use drugs
Criminal Justice Perspective:
14h00-15h30 Colonel Jaco Westraat Introduction to the Forensic Science Laboratory
Scott Bernstein
Strategic Litigation
Professor Nick Crofts
Better Integrating Police and Public Health
Social Environment
15h30-17h30 Shuaib Hoosain Sultan Bahu OST programme
Nathalie Rose
Harm Reduction in Mauritius
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3 February 2016
Drug Policy: International and Local
Panel discussions and workshops International drug policy 09h30-11h00 Jamie Bridge Brief History of Drug Policy
Scott Bernstein
The UNGASS Process
Dr Lochan Naidoo
The Conventions and Health Policy
Emerging drug policies and policies in Africa
11h30-13h00 Dr Simon Howell The National Drug Master Plan
Mr Wilson Box
The Role of African Civil Society in UNGASS
Ms Jane Marie Ong'olo
The Common African Position
Ms Maria-Goretti Ane
The Submitted African Position
Parallel Workshops:
14h00-16h00 Key Stakeholders from government were invited to discuss how they feel South African Drug policy could be better informed, what directions it could take and how this would be practically possible. Civil Society and academics were asked to critically examine their role in drug policy and public health with a view to improving advocacy. Law Enforcement looked at the potential role they could play in improving public health without compromising operational goals Press There was a press conference and the launch of the Human Rights report Feedback and conclusion 16h15-17h30 A complete report will be available in the near future. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||