University of Basrah participates in an international workshop to protect youth from the danger of drugs.

A lecturer, Sarah Salem Mohammad from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Basrah University participated in a specialized workshop to face College of Veterinary Medicine – University of Basrah

the danger of drugs and psychoactive substances.

The lecturer said that this workshop was hosted under the supervision of the local government, in cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

The event aimed to enhance prevention strategies and reduce violence and risks threatening the children and youth, in addition to increase awareness of the health, psychological and social impacts happening from abuse.

The workshop included the discussion of an integrated action plan and a review of coordination mechanisms between the concerned authorities to provide a safe environment that assure the protection of young groups from depravity, within a series of continuing academic and community initiatives aimed to make drastic solutions for negative phenomena in society.

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