Regional WHO consultation meetings on a global alcohol strategy are starting late February2009-01-28
Dates are now set for the regional consultation meetings between WHO and the Member States. They are part of the process towards a Global Strategy to reduce Harmful Use of Alcohol. The first meeting will take place in Bangkok in the end of February.
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Conference on the prevention of alcohol-related harm in East Africa
2009-01-28
Arusha, Tanzania: East African conference with a strong appeal for evidence-based alcohol policies in the region.
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Professor Thomas Babor: Effective and Evidence-base Interventions to reduce Alcohol-related Harm
2009-01-26
A video presentation of the WHO sponsored study “Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity” by Professor Thomas Babor can be studied here.
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Substance use in conflict and disaster situations
2009-01-26
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.
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