The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) in Abu Dhabi, a WHO collaborating centre for substance use, are convening a high-level policy dialogue to strengthen the public health response to substance use in the Region. The meeting, which is part of WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Hanan Balkhy’s flagship initiative on accelerating public health action on substance use, will gather key stakeholders from 26 to 28 February 2025 at Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi.