Prime Minister highlights “quality, care and prevention” in new addiction treatment project with Luxembourg

Praia, 12 Nov (Inforpress) – Prime Minister Francisco Carvalho today highlighted the importance of high-quality addiction treatment and social prevention services at the launch of a bilateral cooperation project with Luxembourg in Cabo Verde.

The ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of Luxembourg to Cabo Verde, the Coordinator of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the Secretary of State for Health. On the occasion, the Prime Minister highlighted the innovative nature of the initiative, entitled “Improving the Quality of Care and Treatment Services for Substance Use Disorders and Problematic Drug Use in Cabo Verde.”

According to Francisco Carvalho, the project stands out from traditional cooperation models by using assets recovered through efforts to combat crime to fund initiatives aimed at crime prevention and control.

In discussing the main pillars of the initiative, the Prime Minister emphasised the concepts of quality and care, arguing that, in addition to investment in physical infrastructure, Cabo Verde needs to improve the quality of its social and institutional interventions.

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