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Coordinating Centers

Coordinating centers provide regional representation and a local face for ICUDDR. They are responsible for facilitating regional activities such as conferences, learning collaboratives and webinars. In addition, regional coordinating centers can facilitate access to the Universal Treatment and Universal Prevention Curricula for Drug Demand Reduction and provide linkages for regional members who are seeking research partners or consultation for development of drug demand reduction education programming.

Africa

Beatrice Kathungu
Faculty, Department of Psychology
Kenyatta University
Email: Beatrice Kathungu

Martin Agwogie
Assistant Coordinator ICUDDR Africa and Executive Director
Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA)
Email: Martin Agwogie

Prapapun Chucharoen
Director, ASEAN Institute for Health Development
Mahidol University
Department of Addiction Studies
Thailand
Emails: Gmail and University email

Michal Miovsky
Head Department of Addictology
1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University in Prague
Email: Michal Miovsky

Latin/South America and the Caribbean

Jimena Kalawski
Chief of the Demand Reduction Unit
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Email: Jimena Kalawski

Alfonso Abarca
Specialist, Demand Reduction Unit
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Email: Alfonso Abarca

Middle East

This position is currently vacant

United States and Canada

Coordinating Center for UTC and UPC

Igor Koutsenok, Director
University of California - San Diego
Email: Igor Koutsenok

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