Plenary 6: Review and Reflections - A Panel Session
Submitted by Olivia Woodrow
- 20 August 2020
The Sixth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm SA
Plenary Co-Chairs: Joanna Travis-Roberts and Livia Edegger, ISSUP Global
1. African Perspective
- African Union Commission Jane Marie Ong’olo - Head of Social Welfare, Vulnerable Groups and Drug Control
- CICAD Jimena Kalawski - Chief, Demand Reduction
- ISSUP South Africa Roger Weimann - President
- African Union Commission Jane Marie Ong’olo African Union Commission Perspective of the Role of Traditional Health Practitioners and Leaders in DDR in Africa
2. Prevention
- ISSUP Global Jeff Lee - Senior Consultant
- UNODC Giovanna Campello - Chief, Prevention, Treatment & Rehabilitation Section
- ITTC South Africa Dr. Goodman Sibeko - Director of ITTC; Head, Division of Addiction Psychiatry, University of Cape Town
3. Treatment
- Colombo Plan DAP Thom Browne - CEO
- African Union Commission Jane Marie Ong’Olo - Head of Social Welfare, Vulnerable Groups and Drug Control
- ISSUP South Africa David Bayever
4. Professionalising the Workforce
- ICUDDR Dr. Kim Johnson - Executive Director
- Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification Becky Vaughn - Director
- ISSUP South Africa Roger Weimann - President
5. Closing
- African Union Commission Jane Marie Ong'olo - Head of Social Welfare, Vulnerable Groups and Drug Control
- Central Drug Authority Dr. Pelmos Mashabela - Deputy Chairperson
- ISSUP South Africa Roger Weimann - President
- CICAD Jimena Kalawski - Chief, Demand Reduction
- Colombo Plan DAP Thom Browne - CEO
- INL Bill McGlynn - Senior Advisor, Office of Global Policy and Programs, DDR
- ISSUP Global Joanna Travis-Roberts - Chief Executive