WHO is the UN agency specialized in health issues. The agency is in charge of elaborating guidelines on health issues with a worldwide range of action, leading programs of epidemiologic monitoring and public health, promoting the observation of health determinants (individual, social and environmental), collecting and spreading health indicators and statistics, reducing hindrances to the right of access to health and treatments, promoting effective public health policies. WHO deals with alcohol under several aspects, aiming both to the reduction of alcohol related diseases and the prevention of alcohol abuse related harms.
The “Global status report on alcohol and health 2014” presents a comprehensive perspective on the global, regional and country consumption of alcohol, patterns of drinking, health consequences and policy responses in Member States. The Report was launched in Geneva on Monday 12 May 2014 during the second meeting of the global network of WHO national…