Alcohol as a major public health problem (Resolution)

WPR/RC33.Rl5 ALCOHOL AS A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM The Regional Committee, Appreciating the efforts already made by WHO to alleviate the problems related to alcohol consumption; Taking into account the deliberations in relation Disc'!lssions on "Alcohol consumption and alcohol-related Thirt;y-fifth World Health Assembly; to the Technical problems" at the Recalling previous resolutions, particularly WPR/RC26.Rll, WPR/RC27.R5 and WHA32.40, concerning · the development of programmes on alcohol-related problems; Concerned about the widespread and increasing alcohol-related problems in the developed and developing countries or areas of the Region; Recognizing alcohol consumption to be a major public health problem, requiring an effective national policy as an integral part of the strategy for health for all by the year 2000; 1. CALLS the attention the importance of alcohol-related problems and to alleviate those problems; of to Member States to the need to take all appropriate measures 2. URGES Member States: (1) to formulate comprehensive, continuous and long-term national policies on alcohol-related problems, with prevention as a priority, as integral parts of their national "health for all" strategies; · (2) to establish mechanisms for coordination on alcohol-related problems among the various sec tors concerned, with a view to ensuring effective and concerted impiemeritation of measures to reduce alcohol consumption and alleviate alcohol-related problems, in particular those arising from . excessive alcohol consumption; (3) to introduce or intensify activities related to alcohol problems in such programme areas as school health education, training of general health workers and promotion of health research; 3. REQUESTS the Regional Director: (1) to cooperate with Member States in giving full support to their efforts to reduce alcohol consumption and alleviate alcohol-related problems, in particular those arising from excessive alcohol consumption; (2) to cooperate with and support Member States in their efforts in the promotion of health r~search on alcohol-related problems; (3) to intensify WHO's programme on alcohol-related problems as an integral part of the regiortal strategy for health for all through primary health care; (4) to draw the contents of the present resolution to the attention of the Director-General so that he may, in turn, draw it t~ the attention of the Executive Board and the World Health Assembly, wi th a view to the adoption of a resolution similar to that appearing . a~ a draft in document A35/Technical Discussions/7. Seventh meeting, 23 September 1Q82 WPR/RC33.Rl5 ALCOHOL AS A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM The Regional Committee, Appreciating the efforts already made by WHO to alleviate the problems related to alcohol consumption; Taking into account the deliberations in relation Disc'!lssions on "Alcohol consumption and alcohol-related Thirt;y-fifth World Health Assembly; to the Technical problems" at the Recalling previous resolutions, particularly WPR/RC26.Rll, WPR/RC27.R5 and WHA32.40, concerning · the development of programmes on alcohol-related problems; Concerned about the widespread and increasing alcohol-related problems in the developed and developing countries or areas of the Region; Recognizing alcohol consumption to be a major public health problem, requiring an effective national policy as an integral part of the strategy for health for all by the year 2000; 1. CALLS the attention the importance of alcohol-related problems and to alleviate those problems; of to Member States to the need to take all appropriate measures 2. URGES Member States: (1) to formulate comprehensive, continuous and long-term national policies on alcohol-related problems, with prevention as a priority, as integral parts of their national "health for all" strategies; · (2) to establish mechanisms for coordination on alcohol-related problems among the various sec tors concerned, with a view to ensuring effective and concerted impiemeritation of measures to reduce alcohol consumption and alleviate alcohol-related problems, in particular those arising from . excessive alcohol consumption; (3) to introduce or intensify activities related to alcohol problems in such programme areas as school health education, training of general health workers and promotion of health research; 3. REQUESTS the Regional Director: (1) to cooperate with Member States in giving full support to their efforts to reduce alcohol consumption and alleviate alcohol-related problems, in particular those arising from excessive alcohol consumption; (2) to cooperate with and support Member States in their efforts in the promotion of health r~search on alcohol-related problems; (3) to intensify WHO's programme on alcohol-related problems as an integral part of the regiortal strategy for health for all through primary health care; (4) to draw the contents of the present resolution to the attention of the Director-General so that he may, in turn, draw it t~ the attention of the Executive Board and the World Health Assembly, wi th a view to the adoption of a resolution similar to that appearing . a~ a draft in document A35/Technical Discussions/7. Seventh meeting, 23 September 1Q82