By Dennis Ndlovu | Bulawayo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Edgar Moyo has called on parents to take an active role in fighting drug and substance abuse, warning that the crisis cannot be solved by government and law enforcement alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an interview during the official opening of his ministry\u2019s Strategic Planning Workshop in Bulawayo, Moyo said that while government structures are working to coordinate efforts at national and provincial levels, long-term success depends on what happens in the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat is also important is parental guidance,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need our parents to be capacitated to deal with these matters at household level. That\u2019s where the problem starts and where it can be stopped, he said\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Minister noted that drug abuse among young people has reached alarming levels, prompting the government to set up inter-ministerial committees from national to provincial tiers. However, he expressed concern that district-level coordination remains weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt national level, there is inter-ministerial coordination to deal with the drug and substance abuse menace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat has been brought to the sub-national level with committees at provincial level. But we are not very happy with what is happening at the district level. We think more should be done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moyo said the fight against drugs requires an \u201call-hands-on-deck\u201d approach involving parents, schools, faith groups, and community leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need all our leaders councillors, DDCs, religious groups, and everybody to come on board so that this matter is dealt with once and for all,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also revealed that government is mobilizing resources to strengthen rehabilitation centers and community support services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHis Excellency has taken the lead in resource mobilization so that we can capacitate our centers to take in those who are to be rehabilitated from substance abuse,\u201d Moyo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Minister highlighted that the national strategy focuses on three key pillars supply reduction, demand reduction, and resource mobilization but warned that policy alone is not enough without family involvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSchools, police officers, religious leaders, and our government officers must be part of this team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said, \u201cBut if parents are not empowered, our efforts will remain incomplete.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moyo\u2019s remarks signal a shift in government\u2019s anti-drug message from enforcement and coordination to community and family responsibility. His call places parents and guardians at the center of prevention efforts, positioning the home as the first line of defense in Zimbabwe\u2019s fight against drug and substance abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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