The effort symbolises a united front among member states in battling what is now considered one of the region’s gravest public health threats.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has formally launched a region-wide campaign to fight the spread of kush, a deadly psychoactive drug that is wreaking havoc across several West African nations.
The sensitisation campaign was unveiled in the Sierra Leonean Parliament’s State Hall, with key lawmakers and public health advocates in attendance.
Organised in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Parliament, the event spotlighted the growing menace of drug abuse, mental health deterioration, and the critical need for coordinated regional action.
“This is a war,” declared Orlando Pereira Dias, Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee on Health.
