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President inaugurates the Drug Detoxification and Community Rehabilitation Centre in Hithadhoo

Ahmed Aiham
10 March 2019, MVT 19:15
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih inaugurating Drug Detoxification and Community Rehabilitation Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu City. PHOTO: PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
Ahmed Aiham
10 March 2019, MVT 19:15

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Saturday, inaugurated the Drug Detoxification and Community Rehabilitation Centre in Hithadhoo, Addu City.

Following the inauguration, President Solih took a tour of the centre and enquired on the services provided at the facility.

The centres are licensed by and operated in accordance with the National Drug Agency (NDA).

According to NDA's mission statement, the purpose of the agency is "to provide effective and efficient drug prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for the drug users and effectively re-integrate them back to the society, hence achieving a well-informed drug-free community".

The NDA was first established under the Drug Act passed by the Parliament in 2011, during former president Mohamed Nasheed's tenure.

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