Your gateway to information about alcohol and drugs as a development issue.
Substance use in conflict and disaster situations
The UN High Commissioner on Refugees and the World Health Organization have produced a field guide for how to address alcohol and drug problems in populations affected by disaster or conflict.(Photo: UNHCR/B.Bannon)
FORUT affiliates to new global network for gender equality
A global network - MenEngage - for involving men in promoting gender equality is now being established. FORUT Norway has joined the network.
WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Closing the gap in health inequities in a generation is the ambitious goal described in the report from the WHO Commission on Social Determinants on Health. (Photo: WHO)
Agreement signed on alcohol and drug prevention in Malawi
The Government of Malawi and the Norwegian development NGO FORUT recently signed an agreement to cooperate on alcohol and drug prevention.
Invitation to an NGO Alliance for a Global Strategy
Botswana's President: Alcohol a great obstacle to HIV/AIDS prevention
“The continued abuse of alcohol is one of the greatest obstacles to Botswana’s Vision 2016 ideal of an HIV free nation by 2016”. This was said by President Ian Khama speaking at a World Aids Day commemoration in of Botswana.
Alcohol policy discussions in Malawi
“As a developing country Malawi cannot afford to divert our scarce resources from basic needs such as education and food to alcohol consumption”.
Ways of reducing harmful use of alcohol
WHO public hearing
In a press release 2 October WHO invites all interested parties to participate in a web-based public hearing to present their views on effective strategies to reduce the burden resulting from the harmful use of alcohol. WHO was asked by its Member States in May at the World Health Assembly to develop a global strategy to combat the harmful use of alcohol. The hearing is a part of this work. Submissions must be given before 31 October.
Alcohol in a globalized world
Global Hangover
Swedish journalist Pierre Andersson has investigated the effects of globalization of alcohol. His conclusion in the newly published book "Global Hangover" is simple: alcohol is an obstacle to development.
Health and Development book:
"Alcohol: Health Risk and Development Issue"
Alcohol constitutes a double-sided problem in the developing world: on one hand, drinking is in many places a severe and additional burden to the poor and underprivileged, and on the other hand, we also see that new drinking habits, increasing consumption levels, and rising problems occur among a growing middle class in a number of countries.
