Reports
GAPA welcomes evidence update on the most effective alcohol policy strategies to protect public health
The third edition of Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity, written by an international team of addiction scientists and representing more than a decade of new research, explains why alcohol policy is…
RESET Alcohol to address alcohol harms
November 1, 2022 (New York) — Alcohol consumption is a top-ten driver of death, illness and injury, with wide-ranging social and economic harms. Many of the harms related to alcohol…
WHA adopts Global Alcohol Action Plan
On Friday 27 May, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the Global Alcohol Action Plan, in the making for two years. GAPA…
WHO EB recommends Alcohol Action Plan
On January 27th the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board (EB) meeting adopted a decision recommending the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2022 to adopt the “Draft action plan (2022–2030)…
Three new members join GAPA board
At the GAPA board meeting in December 2021 Dr Kumnuan Ungsuchak resigned from the GAPA board and three new board members were elected. These three are:
Summary of 2020 web-based consultation on the WHO working document
June Leung, SHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Massey University, New Zealand, has prepared a Summary of the 2020 web-based consultation on the WHO working document Developing an action plan to strengthen…
New report on alcohol industry activities in Latin America and the Caribbean
New Report exposes growing influence of the alcohol industry in the Latin America and Caribbean region Alcohol industry also proactively leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic under the guise of Corporate Social…
Summary of submissions to WHO consultation on Global alcohol strategy implementation
A summary of the web-based consultation on the implementation of the WHO global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol since its endorsement, and the way forward has been…
Trouble Brewing: Making the case for alcohol policy
Four major global health organizations warn that countries are ignoring the harms of alcohol consumption. (New York, USA) – Alcohol is a leading contributor to death and disability worldwide, but governments…
WHA endorses Global strategy
On 20 May 2010 The World Health Assembly passed a resolution endorsing a Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol. Following the adoption of the resolution GAPA made the following…