National Drug Control System

the purpose of the mission was to upgrade existing NDS 5.1 to NDS 6 and to migrate NDS51 Oracle production database to a new server using Oracle 10g XE Universal. The training and migration went smoothly and the staff of Central Bureau of Narcotics is going to use NDS 6 in production from the beginning of the year 2008. Also Import/Export and License templates were redesigned and more than 800 establishments were migrated into NDS database from various Excel sources provided by CBN.

the purpose of the Turkmenistan mission was to install here NDS 6 system and to provide training on its use. The training and installation went smoothly. NDS server was installed at the Ministry of Health which is responsible for issuing Import-Export authorizations for drug content medicines. Also three remote connections (using dial-up) to NDS server were installed at the concern "Turkmenchemistry" (responsible for issuing Import-Export authorizations for precursors), at the State Commission on Drug Control (responsible for general licit/illicit drug control in the country) and at the HQ Customs Office to make remotely indorsements. The Ministry of Health and the concern "Turkmenchemistry" are going to register in NDS Import/Export authorizations upon they are requested by local companies. Also new layout for Import/Export authorizations was designed during this mission which meets to recommendations of INCB. It requires about two weeks to approve them and to use in production.

the purpose of the Trinidad and Tobago mission is twofold. First, install a central NDS server reachable through the Internet which will allow the use of the NDS system for Caribbean countries through the Internet. Second, NDS training on both administrative as substantive areas has been provided to Trinidad and Tobago. Details on this activity will shortly be available.

The existing NDS system in the Ministry of Health responsible for Narcotics and Psychotropics has been migrated/upgraded to the latest version of NDS 6. Also the server has been upgraded to the latest database release. NDS is used in production in Romania.

Details about the 6th NDS UGM.