{"id":14789,"date":"2025-07-08T10:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/?p=14789"},"modified":"2025-07-08T10:15:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:15:47","slug":"cuba-launches-national-drug-observatory-with-eu-support-to-strengthen-evidence-based-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/cuba-launches-national-drug-observatory-with-eu-support-to-strengthen-evidence-based-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba Launches National Drug Observatory with EU Support to Strengthen Evidence-Based Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cuba has officially launched its new National Drug Observatory<\/strong>, a milestone initiative promoted by the Cuban Ministry of Justice and the National Drug Commission. The observatory was made possible with the technical support of the COPOLAD III programme<\/strong>, funded by the European Union<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe observatory inaugurated today in Cuba aligns perfectly with the EU’s drug strategy: without data, there is no policy,\u201d
highlighted Pablo Ben\u00edtez<\/strong>, Head of Policy, Press and Information at the EU Delegation to Cuba. He emphasised that this new tool will not only benefit the Caribbean country but also strengthen the regional information infrastructure on drug-related issues.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The observatory will coordinate the collection, systematisation and analysis of key indicators<\/strong> for monitoring and evaluating drug policies. It will also enhance knowledge on the various aspects of the issue through Cuba\u2019s national research network, implement an early warning system<\/strong>, and boost technical cooperation with other countries. All of this will be carried out through an inter-institutional approach<\/strong>, grounded in human rights<\/strong>, public health<\/strong>, and citizen security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For over 12 years, COPOLAD III<\/strong> \u2013 led by the Foundation for the Internationalisation of Public Administrations (FIAP)<\/strong> \u2013 has supported and strengthened drug observatories across Latin America and the Caribbean, while promoting the development of early warning systems. In this latest phase, the programme has focused on supporting research strategies<\/strong>, establishing scientific committees<\/strong>, and mapping key stakeholders who contribute to evidence-based responses to drugs.<\/p>\n

Francisco Tierraseca<\/strong>, Director of FIAP, described the process as an \u201cinstitutional transformation\u201d that provides Cuba with a technical and specialised tool<\/strong> to anticipate trends, design effective public policies, and share good practices across the region.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is not about transferring models, but about building solutions rooted in respect for local experience,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Similarly, Borja D\u00edaz Rivillas<\/strong>, Director of COPOLAD III, noted that the collaboration with Cuba reflects the programme\u2019s spirit of horizontal cooperation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cCo-designing useful tools based on mutual respect, dialogue and shared knowledge.\u201d
He also praised the quality of Cuba\u2019s process and its potential to engage with European networks<\/strong>, such as REITOX<\/strong> \u2013 the EU’s system linking national drug information systems \u2013 to reinforce collective intelligence in the face of a global phenomenon.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The event also announced upcoming initiatives, including technical internships<\/strong>, applied research projects<\/strong>, and Cuba\u2019s participation in the Latin America and Caribbean Observatory Meeting<\/strong> in Mexico this September, aimed at peer learning and exchange.<\/p>\n

With the participation of over a dozen Cuban institutions \u2014 including Public Health, Interior, Education, the Prosecutor\u2019s Office, Customs, and the pharmaceutical industry \u2014 the National Drug Observatory<\/strong> marks a strategic step in building sustainable, evidence-based public policy<\/strong>. It strengthens both Cuba\u2019s internal capabilities and its international engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cuba has officially launched its new National Drug Observatory, a milestone initiative promoted by the Cuban Ministry of Justice and the National Drug Commission. The observatory was made possible with the technical support of the COPOLAD III programme, funded by the European Union. \u201cThe observatory inaugurated today in Cuba aligns perfectly with the EU’s drug […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":14781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"For over 12 years, COPOLAD III \u2013 led by the Foundation for the Internationalisation of Public Administrations (FIAP) \u2013 has supported and strengthened drug observatories across Latin America and the Caribbean.","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"3","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"no-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-715"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"jnews_post_split":{"post_split":[{"template":"1","tag":"h2","numbering":"asc","mode":"normal","first":"0","enable_toc":"0","toc_type":"normal"}]},"footnotes":""},"categories":[242,102],"tags":[729,404],"class_list":["post-14789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-news","tag-cuba-en","tag-ond-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14789"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14789"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14790,"href":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14789\/revisions\/14790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}