Santo Domingo.– The National Drug Council (CND) presented the Prevention and Workplace Welfare Plan (PPBL), with the purpose of providing public institutions and companies with a technical tool to improve mental health and promote healthier and more productive work environments.

The event was led by the president of the Council, Alejandro de Jesús Abreu, who highlighted that this technical and methodological instrument "is the basis of a practical alliance of support to protect mental health and the prevention of addictions in companies and institutions."

Abreu noted that it will provide digital and in-person assistance to “create capabilities in alliance with personnel administration departments, to multiply training and preventive capabilities in the workplace.”

He highlighted that this Prevention and Occupational Wellbeing Plan is part of the actions promoted by the institution in the order of President Luis Abinader's vision, within the framework of the National Mental Health Plan, launched by the Dominican Government recently.

Additionally, he highlighted that this initiative is part of the construction process of the State-Society Plan for Prevention and Coexistence 2026/2036, which is led by the National Drug Council through participatory consultations and territorial and sectoral civic days, together with families, community, sports and educational leadership, to which they will add art, music, dance and joy, calling to live -DominiSanamente, slogan of their communication project.

The event was attended by Lohadis Ureña, director of Drug Prevention and Health Promotion Strategies; Ángela G. Ureña Padrón, in charge of the Department of Prevention in the Workplace Area (Depral) and general coordinator of the project; Frankling Marte, vice minister of Inspection, Safety and Health at Work; Denisse Reyes Dickson, medical manager of Rizek Cacao S.A.S., and Jocelyn Vásquez Then, director of Human Resources of the Ministry of Labor, who supported this initiative aimed at strengthening mental health and well-being in work environments.

For his part, Lohadis Ureña highlighted the importance of incorporating physical, mental, emotional and social well-being as part of institutional management, favoring more resilient, humane and productive organizations.

The official presentation of the reference plan was given by Ángela G. Ureña Padrón, who explained that the PPBL was conceived as a flexible and adaptable technical guide to accompany organizations in the design and implementation of internal programs aimed at strengthening the work environment, promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing psychosocial risks and the consumption of psychoactive substances in the work environment.

During the institutional interventions, Vice Minister Frankling Marte expressed that the Ministry of Labor values ​​this type of initiative and thanked, on behalf of the Minister of Labor, Dr. Eddy Olivares, the president of the CND for leading this initiative that strengthens the well-being of employees and benefits the labor sector as a whole.

For her part, Denisse Reyes Dickson, medical manager of Rizek Cacao S.A.S., praised the proposal and highlighted its benefits for companies to become multiplier agents that contribute to promoting increasingly healthy and productive work environments.

The preventive body highlighted that its actions are aligned with the Labor Code, the General Health Law, the Ministry of Public Health, the National Health Service and the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO).