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On 22 May 2009 The Sixty-second World Health Assembly passed resolution WHA 62.14, Reducing health inequities through action on the social determinants of health. The resolution is base on the report from the Commission on Social Determinants of Health, Closing the gap in a generation.
The resolution may be downloaded from this web site: http://apps.who.int/gb/e/e_wha62.html#Resolutions
With the close of the sixty-second World Health Assembly, one year is left before the sixty-third World Health Assembly will consider a Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. (Source: NGO Alliance for a Global Strategy on Alcohol, 6/2/09)

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Online-Kommentar zu „TV-Sender sollen für Alkohol werben dürfen“ in der NZZ online am 19.5.09
Es wäre wirklich an der Zeit, dass die Nationalräte ihrem Amtsgelübde nachleben würden und das Volkswohl über die finanziellen Interessen der Alkohollobby stellen würden. Der sonst als eher konservativ geltende Ständerat hat die Kurve gekriegt, hoffentlich folgt der Nationalrat nicht seiner Kommission.
Eben ist in Deutschland eine weitere Studie erschienen, die nachweist, dass Alkoholwerbung den Konsum bei Jugendlichen stark fördert. Trotzdem leugnete die Alkohol- und Werbeindustrie schon immer diese Wirkung. Viele Politiker hören leider lieber die Stimmen, die ihren Wünschen entsprechen. Man könnte sagen, das sei menschlich, doch stehen sie als gewählte Volksvertreter in einer besonderen Verantwortung. Insbesondere jene, die ein „C“ im Parteinamen tragen und behaupten, Familienpolitik zu betreiben.

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In October-November the WHO Secretariat held a web-based public hearing to provide an opportunity to everyone to give their views on the best ways to reduce harmful use of alcohol. 340 contributions were sent in. The report from this hearing, with all the submissions, has now been added to the WHO web site. This volumnious report is divided into several downloadable volums:
:: Volume I: Summary of submissions [pdf 3.52Mb]
:: Volume II: WHO Member States, Government Institutions, Intergovernmental Organizations and Academia-Research [pdf 3.45Mb]
:: Volume III: Nongovernmental organizations [pdf 7.77Mb]
:: Volume IV: Alcohol industry, trade and agriculture [pdf 5.45Mb]
:: Volume V: Other organizations and entities [pdf 3.49Mb]
:: Volume VI: Individuals [pdf 3.79Mb] (Here is our contribution: page 169/Full text No. 200)
You may find the report and the submissions here: http://www.who.int/entity/substance_abuse/activities/hearing/en/index.html

From late February till early May, the WHO will hold consultations with the Member States of the six WHO regions. The Documents related to the Global strategy can be found at the WHO website. (Source: Eurocare, 2/12/09) Comment: We hope, health ministries will advocate in favour of a global alcohol strategy and have the courage to take this chance of getting support from the WHO in their own fight against the national alcohol lobby.