5 OCTOBER 2015

Regional Youth Forum on Fight Against Drug Abuse held in partnership with PHRC

On October 2, 2015 a Regional Youth Forum on Fight Against Drug Abuse was held at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Salyan district. The Forum was co-organized by the Education Center for Youth, the  Azerbaijan's State Commission for Combating Drug Addiction and Illicit Drug Trafficking, the National Office of Propaganda against Drugs and Crime and the Public Health and Reforms Center of the Ministry of Health (PHRC).

The main goals of the forum were to bring more attention to youth health issues in the region, promote healthy lifestyle among youth, endorse and support new initiatives in the related field, as well as to create opportunities to jointly fight against drug abuse among young people.

Around 500 adolescents and young people from Salyan and neighboring districts have attended the event. 

The full text of the news is available in Azerbaijani language.