Below were Senator Lilian Timveous’ talking points during her presentation before UK MPs:

Drug use is criminalized in Zimbabwe under the criminal codification Act – Chapter 9, and these are mostly prescription pills amongst youth, mental health tablets commonly known as the blue tablet,
BronCleer is a cough mixture from south Africa.

Zimbabwe does not have a Drug master plan which spells out how the nation respond to issues of drug use.

However, some harm reduction activities can still be implemented under certain national objectives housed in government ministries and departments. For example, the national Key Population Strategy recognises people who use drugs as people at higher risk of contracting HIV and hence should be given specialised attention in health service delivery.

The right to health enshrined in the constitution may facilitate access to treatment services

The ministry of Health has recognized that access to health services for PWUD now needs attention. The ministry called for the first stakeholders meeting on February 1 2091 to develop a strategy to have health services for drug use enshrined in the public health delivery system.

On October 9, a drug policy reform motion was moved in the senate.And this motion sort to
Reform current drug laws and treat drug use as a public health challenge and not a criminal issue

Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network continues to build capacity of parliament standing committees to equip then with drug policy reform knowledge and to support the motion to change current drug laws in Zimba bwe.

A draft drug master plan is now under discussion in Zimbabwe between local civil society organisations and the ministry of health.