Dar es Salaam, Sept. 10 -- THE Zanzibar Ministry of Health, through its Mental Health Unit in collaboration with the Zanzibar Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (ZDCEA) has intensified efforts to combat drug use among students through strengthened prevention programmes and early intervention strategies.

Speaking after a recent parent–teachers meeting at Mwanakwerekwe ‘A Secondary School, Mental Health Officer Mr Haji Hafidh Fatawi said that signs of drug use had been detected among students, prompting immediate action by the authorities.

“The ministry will begin conducting student testing, offering counselling services, and monitoring peer groups. We will also be inspecting school bags for banned substances,”...