Public health problems related to alcohol consumption are substantial and have a significant
adverse impact on both the alcohol user and society. In the African Region, the alcohol …

The recent WHO resolution (WHA 58.26) is a landmark resolution for developing countries
particularly the continent of Africa. Research reports in the last half of the 20th century in …

The World Health Assembly deserve congratulations for a resolution that has the potential to
exert a major impact on the public health problems caused by the harmful use of alcohol …

Alcohol consumption and alcohol-attributable burden of disease in Africa are expected to
rise in the near future, yet. increasing alcohol-related harm receives little attention from …

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) African Region is struggling with increasing
harm associated with alcohol consumption. Legislators of Sao Tome and Principe …

Objective: To provide community-level public health surveillance on alcohol misuse in South
Africa and the associated negative consequences. Method: A descriptive, epidemiological …

Alcohol is the most common substance of addiction and a threat not only to health but also to
sustainable human development. Consequently, at least a 10% relative reduction in the …

Abstract Aims According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the total amount of
alcohol consumed in the African region is expected to increase due to the growth of new …

Alcohol is the most widely used and misused substance in sub-Saharan Africa. Globally, 3
million deaths occur annually from harmful use of alcohol, representing 5.3% of all deaths …

Abstract The World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Strategy to reduce harmful use of
alcohol sets a voluntary target of reducing the harmful use of alcohol by 10% in about 10 …