Global engagement

Global engagement

Global engagement: Promoting innovative and inclusive approaches to research

An essential part of TDR’s work is to engage with the global health community to promote and facilitate the role of research for development and to advocate for the use of high-quality evidence to inform policy. TDR is at the interface between research and health care delivery and is embedded within the UN family through its cosponsors (UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank, and WHO). This unique positioning allows TDR to create a bridge from local communities to the World Health Assembly to enable the broadest possible scope of dialogue and debate across the spectrum of health research – from priority setting to evidence-based policy-making at local, national, regional and global levels.

This global engagement includes promoting a broad range of community-based social innovations that are transforming health care delivery, shaping the research agenda, supporting the translation of evidence to policy, and leveraging a global network of more than 7000 scientists and experts who have been associated with TDR.
   

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What do people think they know about substance dependence : myths and facts for policy makers responsible for substance dependence prevention, treatment and support programs

Overview

This leaflet entitled 'What do people think they know about substance dependence?' attempts to shed some light on the highly complex and at times controversial issue of substance dependence. It contains myths and facts concerning the issue and is aimed primarily at policy-makers responsible for substance dependence prevention, treatment and support programmes.

WHO Team
Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviors
Editors
World Health Organization
Number of pages
10
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/MSD/MSB/01.5
Copyright
World Health Organization