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International Narcotics Control Board elects Hamid Ghodse as President

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

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Professor Hamid Ghodse, FRCPsych Hon, renowned Iranian Physician and Professor at the University of London, has been elected President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).

Professor Ghodse has been a member of the INCB since 1992 and has served eight times as the Board's President: in 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2005. A distinguished academic, Professor Ghodse is the author of over 300 scientific papers on drug-related issues and an expert and advisor for a number of international fora.

At the current session, the Board will review the worldwide supply and demand of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical purposes, discuss the growing problems of chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of drugs, as well as treaty compliance of more than 200 countries and territories.

The Board will also examine drug control situations in Ethiopia, Ukraine and United Arab Emirates following its missions to these countries. In addition, the Board will review the extent to which countries and territories have implemented recommendations made to them, pursuant to previous missions undertaken by the Board.

For further information, please contact INCB Secretariat on +43 (1) 26060 4163 or visit their website at: www.incb.org

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