International Participation

International Participation

“International Recovery Conference”, Melaka, Malaysia:Research is one of the significant activities of Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM). Recently, it has conducted a study on relapse and other associated factors among the drug users of Bangladesh. It is a unique effort to see the trends of drug use in the South-East Asian countries. The information from this study will be very effective to combat the problem of drug addiction in this region. For this reason, DAM representatives were invited to share the study findings with the other addiction professionals in “International Recovery Conference” held in Melaka, Malaysia from 17-19 June 2019. Fifteen countries including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Philippines, United Kingdom, United States of America, South Korea and Bangladesh took part in the conference. DAM Health Sector Technical Officer Dr. Tasnuva Humaira presented the study report, and along with the other member of the team, DAM focal person for Universal Treatment Curriculum Training for Addiction Professional, Ms. Sammia Shakin, participated in the discussion sessions on different issues related to Substance Use Disorder and its treatment process. The study was well appreciated among the participants of the conference.