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Breaking barriers: WHO and WADA unite for a clean sporting world

Content Editor: Dr Sumana Mukhopadhyay

October 21, 2023 at 12:30:00 PM

Substance abuse, Sustainable Development Goal

Content Editor: Dr Sumana Mukhopadhyay
  • The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and WHO entered into a memorandum with primary objectives, including:

  1. Strengthening health promotion

  2. Combatting substance abuse

  3. Advancing the cause of clean sports

  • WADA's President Witold Bańka hailed the MOU as a groundbreaking moment that will preserve athletes' health.

  • This will also benefit society overall through the exchange of information on up-and-coming substances and scientific alignment.

  • Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of WHO, emphasized the harm that performance-enhancing drugs inflict.

  • He also highlighted the critical role that physical exercise and clean sports play in global health.

  • The key themes of the MOU encompass:

  1. Risk prevention related to psychoactive substances

  2. Global advocacy for clean sports

  3. Educational initiatives

  4. Collaboration on sub-standard medical products

  5. Addressing product abuse in sports

  • This pact advances the common goal of achieving UN Sustainable Goal 3, ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all.

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