LEAHN Country Focal Point for Ghana, Chief Superintendent Jones Blantari, recently facilitated a workshop for senior police in Swaziland on harm reduction.
More details and a link to the official report below:
ROYAL SWAZILAND POLICE
Leadership and Human Rights
Maintaining Law and Order
Operationalizing Harm Reduction practices
Contributing to an AIDS free Swaziland by 2022
Pigg’s Peak Hotel; 4-8 April, 2016
Hosts: Swaziland National AIDS Programme, HC3, Ghana Police Service
Sponsor: The US Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Read the full report here: Senior Police Leadership Training report 2016
Excerpt from the report:
Remarks of National Police Commissioner
After the PS of the MoH’s representative finished. The representative of the Commissioner of Police, Ms M N Dlamini opened the training by the following remarks:
“I am extremely delighted to be here at Pigg’s Peak Police today, representing the National Commissioner of Police who would have loved to have been personally present to attend and officiate at the opening ceremony of this Seminar, on Law Enforcement and Public Health, for officers at both the Strategic and operational levels of the Royal Swaziland Police Service, but on account of other national duties he has been unable to do so.
The purpose of this seminar is to determine the role that we can play as a Police Service towards achieving an HIV/AIDS Free Swaziland, in line with the Royal Command of His Majesty The King, delivered during The Speech from The Throne when opening the 3rd Session of 10th Parliament, that the Nation should work together in ensuring that Swaziland is HIV/AIDS Free by 2022.”
Hence, this Seminar initiative is a very important step towards reaching His Majesty’s vision and directive which requires a concerted effort, careful planning and focus on the end result and behavioural change.