J.P. Nadda Launches CBP for Medical and Allied Healthcare Professionals

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda today launched the Capacity Building Training Programme for Medical and Allied Healthcare Professionals engaged in drug de-addiction services at Kartavya Bhawan-1, New Delhi. The programme was launched in hybrid mode in the presence of the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and senior officers from the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Social Justice and Empowerment, and Home Affairs.

The programme aims to strengthen the capacity of healthcare professionals involved in the prevention, identification, assessment, treatment and management of substance use disorders across the country.

The Union Health Minister reiterated the Government of India’s commitment, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, to achieving the goal of a Nasha Mukt Bharat by 2029. He emphasised that addressing substance abuse disorders requires a coordinated, whole-of-government approach, with different Ministries and departments working in synergy towards clearly defined objectives.

Dr. Anju Dhawan, Professor and Chief, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), AIIMS, New Delhi, delivered a presentation outlining the implementation of the capacity-building programme for healthcare professionals engaged in the treatment of substance use disorders.

The programme was attended by Smt. Punya Salila Srivastava, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Smt. Aradhana Patnaik, Additional Secretary and Managing Director, National Health Mission; Dr. Loveneesh G. Krishna, Director General of Health Services; Dr. (Ms.) Vinod Kotwal, Additional Secretary, MoHFW; and other senior officers of the Ministry.