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INCB calls for adequate access to medicines for treatment of mental illness on occasion of World Health Day

VIENNA, 7 April (United Nations Information Service) – On the occasion of World Health Day 2017, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) commends WHO’s year-long campaign “Depression: Let’s Talk”. The President of the INCB, Mr. Werner Sipp, said: “There are broad connections between this campaign and the availability of internationally controlled drugs, to make sure …

INCB President: scheduling of fentanyl precursors is a good example of how the conventions protect public health

VIENNA, 17 March (United Nations Information Service) – At the end of a successful 60th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), Werner Sipp, said that the decision by the Commission to place under international control two precursors of fentanyl, ANPP and NPP, was a …