Press Mentions WHO Launches An Initiative To Stem The Flow Of Deaths Due To Alcohol India Times: The latest figures released by The World Health Organisation (WHO) claims that excessive drinking has killed more than three million people in 2016, mostly men.
Press Mentions SAFER to help reduce alcohol consumption across world The Pioneer: Terming it SAFER, the World Health Organization (WHO), on Friday, launched an initiative comprising five high impact strategies that may help Governments across the world in reducing alcohol consumption and related health, social and economic consequences.
Press Mentions Reducing burden of heart disease in Nigeria The Guardian : World Heart Federation (WHF) has set aside September 29 of every year to celebrate the WHD and to educate and raise awareness on risk factors of heart diseases.“This year on WHD, we are asking you to make a promise."
Press Room New Addis Ababa Campaign Shows How Slower Speeds Can Save Lives The campaign features a public service announcement showing the lifesaving effect of driving at 30 km/h in a residential area compared to the potential consequences of exceeding that limit.
Press Mentions UN meeting on NCDs falls short on hard commitments, civil society say Devex: The third United Nations high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases may result in a broader dialogue, but will not likely lead to any immediate new financing or strong global commitments.
Press Mentions Raise prices and restrict alcohol to stop harmful drinking, says WHO The Telegraph: Restricting booze-related advertising, cracking down on drink driving and improving treatment are also advocated in the WHO guidance.
Press Mentions FT Health: Time for action on NCDs Financial Times: For the first time, there was a special high-level session on tuberculosis, although few heads of state attended and additional pledges of financial support were scant.
Press Mentions WHO launches initiative to reduce harmful use of alcohol The Week : "We are proud to introduce SAFER – a package of proven interventions to reduce the harms caused by alcohol, and a new partnership to catalyze global action," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO. PTI PLB PKS SMN
Press Mentions UN meeting on NCDs falls short on hard commitments, civil society say Devex: The third United Nations high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases may result in a broader dialogue, but will not likely lead to any immediate new financing or strong global commitments.
Press Mentions WHO launches ‘SAFER’, a new initiative to reduce harmful use of alcohol Devdiscourse : SAFER is the newest WHO-led roadmap to support governments in taking practical steps to accelerate progress on health, beat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) through addressing the harmful use of alcohol, and achieve development targets.