The overall objective of the meeting is to understand public health problems in jurisdictions under traditional leadership due to increased availability and use of psychoactive substances trafficked into the continent and also produced locally, and to create a national network of Traditional Leaders in DDR in South Africa. Specific Objectives of the meeting 1. Affirm the critical role of traditional leadership in DDR interventions. 2. Assess public health problems as a result of increased availability and use of psychoactive substances in areas under traditional governance in South Africa. 3. Explore the potential roles of Traditional Leadership in DDR interventions. 4. Assess needs of Traditional Leadership for effective engagement in DDR chart next steps. 5. Explore the possibility of establishing a national network of traditional leadership for DDR. 6. Agree a roadmap for the incorporation of Traditional Leadership into the DDR training programmes :the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC), Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC), Universal Recovery Curriculum (URC)and into the other continental and international standards and best practices. 7. Agree a roadmap for enhanced systematic data collection to enhance evidence-based interventions and research by universities into substance use disorders. 8. Assess appetite and possibilities of establishing One-stop Service centres under Traditional leaders to assist drug dependent people. 9. Harness areas of synergy and facilitate active collaboration. 10. Acquaint Traditional Leaders with knowledge of drugs and drug use disorders and interventions Expected Outcomes
