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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Govt Crafts Alcohol Policy

Wednesday, 20th of February 2008

By Wezi Tjaronda

WINDHOEK

The Ministry of Health and Social Services and its partners yesterday met to amend and update the draft demand reduction policy on alcohol use and misuse.

The policy is in keeping with the World Health Organisation and the World Bank which have agreed that a comprehensive set of measures to reduce the harmful use of alcohol remains the most effective approach to reduce alcohol use and its related negative effects.

Minister of Health, Dr Richard Kamwi, said the draft policy will serve as a national guiding document for legislative reforms and will inform appropriate national responses to the problem. He said the policy would regulate alcohol consumption to a point of moderation.

The policy arose from concerns that most Namibians believe that drinking 10 units of alcohol at a single occasion is acceptable.

A baseline study in 2002 found that 56 percent of Namibia’s population consumes more than 10 litres of alcohol per session and those that drink did it excessively.
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