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    BDDCB expands its outreach services Featured

    April 12, 2015

    The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) has taken measures to expand its services to the grass root level by extending the outreach drug prevention and treatment programmes to the district level. This has been further enhanced by improving the facilities and increasing the number of outreach officers assigned to Grama Niladhari divisions in high prevalence areas in Colombo and suburbs as well as in outstation areas.

    Objectives of the outreach is to extend Board's services (prevention, treatment and rehabilitation) to drug dependents and their families, high risk groups in community and the general public and to establish and maintain a communication network between Schools, Grama Niladaries, Samurdhi Officers, Divisional Secretaries, Social Service Officers, Principals and Religious Leaders to develop programmes on discouraging the use of drugs conducted by the Board.

     

    Other objectives of the outreach are to evaluate the effect / success of aforesaid programmes by carrying out continuous follow up activities as well as to provide prevention and treatment services to drug users, their families and to the general public

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