The Ministry of Health is taking a lead in the fight against drug abuse in the country, which is not only a social but also a health problem.
Senior Deputy Secretary at the Ministry, Mr.
Mawira Mungania, who was speaking in Garissa County during a three-day stakeholder engagement forum on curbing drug abuse, said that there is a need to shun all kinds of addictions, as they are a health concern. "We are creating awareness among our population on the dangers of abusing drugs.
We have realised that as a Ministry, we have a role to play because addiction is not just a social problem but also more of a health concern for this nation," Mungania said. "When talking about Vision 2030, we require a population that is quite energetic and productive and we cannot achieve this unless we get our people out of the addiction menace," he added.
