In May 2008, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution that calls for the development of a global strategy to reduce harmful alcohol use. Following a period of stakeholder and regional consultations, the World Health Organization (WHO) will formulate the draft strategy in 2009 and submit it for approval to the World Health Assembly in 2010.
The six papers below are referenced versions of papers submitted on behalf of the ICAP sponsors about key areas of reducing harmful drinking where alcohol producers can demonstrate particular competence, legitimacy, and technical strength and where industry input has been welcomed by WHO. These papers were contributions to the web-based public hearing held by WHO from 1 October–15 November 2008 as part of the stakeholder consultation stage in the process of developing the draft global strategy. All stakeholder submissions to the hearing are posted on the WHO website: http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/activities/hearing/en/print.html.
The six papers were expanded by the authors and published in the new book Working Together to Reduce Harmful Drinking, edited by Marcus Grant and Marjana Martinic (Routledge, 2009). It is suggested that these papers are used in conjunction with the book, its supporting materials (see www.icap.org/Publications/WorkingTogether), and ICAP's Health and Issues Briefings that offer overviews of current research on health, interventions, and policy.
- Reducing Harmful Drinking: Industry Contributions (for a summary of this paper, click here; also available in Russian)
by Brett Bivans and Marjana Martinic - Alcohol Production (for a summary of this paper, click here)
by Ron Simpson - Alcohol Distribution (for a summary of this paper, click here)
by Graeme Willersdorf - Alcohol Availability (for a summary of this paper, click here)
by Adrian Botha - Pricing of Beverage Alcohol (for a summary of this paper, click here)
by Godfrey Robson - Alcohol Marketing (for a summary of this paper, click here)
by Roger Sinclair
