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And an analysis of whether they have succeeded or not

Report on efforts from alcohol companies to influence WHO alcohol action plan

Alcohol companies and their lobby groups are systematically working to undermine and water down global alcohol policies that would reduce the harms associated with their products, according to new report.

24. January 2022
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Policy brief from the World Heart Federation

Disproving the myths of alcohol and cardiovascular health

In a new policy brief, the World Heart Federation (WHF) is challenging the widespread notion that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol can decrease the risk of heart disease, and calling for urgent and decisive action to tackle the unprecedented rise in alcohol-related death and disability worldwide.

24. January 2022
Cover image, EUCAMs report on seven messages of the alcohol industry

Revised edition: The seven key messages of the alcohol industry

11 years after the first edition European Centre for Monitoring Alcohol Marketing (EUCAM) has published a revised edition of its analysis of the key mesages of the alcohol industry.  

21. January 2022
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Evidence review from Southern Africa

Alcohol availability - a key issue in gender-based violence

Alcohol consumption is a key structural driver of gender-based violence (GBV) and especially intimate partner violence (IPV). A new report from four countries in sub-Sahara Africa explores how the availability of alcohol – both alcohol outlet density and trading times – are associated with increased alcohol use, and increased risk for GBV perpetration and vicitimisation.

21. January 2022
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Report from The World Bank Group

The Role of Alcohol in Road Traffic injuries in Malawi

The number of road traffic accidents has decreased in high-income countries the last ten years. The opposite is the trend for low- and middle-income countries. This report shows that there is a very clear connection between alcohol use and road traffic accidents in Malawi.

09. July 2021
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First report from Drug Policy Futures launched

Monitoring the implementation of the UNGASS agreement

The report launched in April 2021 takes a closer look at what has happened in the form of national follow-up of the UNGASS Outcome Document in 15 selected countries. It also contains the recomenndations from Drug Policy Futures to the UN Member States.

09. July 2021
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New reports from WHO Regional Office for Europe

On marketing, pricing and labelling of alcohol and the Russian experience

Four recent reports from WHO Regional Office for Europe analyse and highlight the importance of good policies in preventing harm from alcohol use. All four can be downloaded here or from the World Health Organisation Regional Office of Europe.

10. August 2020