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Alcohol abuse prevention programs
More than 200 injuries and disease conditions are caused due to alcohol abuse. It is a causative agent influencing maternal health and development, noncommunicable diseases (including cancer and cardiovascular diseases), injuries, violence, mental health, and infectious diseases such as TB and HIV/AIDS. Harmful use of alcohol has been identified as a global health issue, and its management is a priority in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In 2018, WHO launched the initiative SAFER, to decrease the number of deaths, diseases and injuries caused by alcohol misuse. It has been developed to address the regional, country and global health and developmental goals using high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based interventions. Using a set of WHO tools and resources SAFER will concentrate on the more cost-effective interventions to reduce and preventive alcohol related abuse. The five WHO “best buys” for decreasing alcohol misuse are priority in this strategic action plan:


 * Strengthen restrictions on alcohol availability.
 * Advance and enforce drink driving countermeasures.
 * Facilitate access to screening, brief interventions, and treatment.
 * Enforce bans or comprehensive restrictions on alcohol advertising, sponsorship, and promotion.
 * Raise prices on alcohol through excise taxes and pricing policies.

The promotion and success of the SAFER initiative is based on three key principles to implement, to monitor, and to protect. my new article