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“This Supposed Conflict of Interest”: Analysis of Industry Framings of Partnership and Conflict of Interest in WHO Public Consultations on Alcohol Policy: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol ... Background: High-level commitments to engage the private sector in governance and limited attention to managing conflict of interest (COI) have enabled alcohol industry actors to engage with policy de...

Thompson, Maani and Collin (2025), published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, an analysis of alcohol industry perspectives on governance, with respect to partnerships and conflict of interest (COI).
Read here: www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Great! Something for #GAPC2026? Hopeing to see you all there.

#GAPC2026

Looking forward to seeing you and the global alcohol policy community of researchers, advocates and policy makers i Rio de Janeiro next year.

Looking forward to #GAPC2026 and to many abstracts from the global alcohol policy researchers, advocates and policy makers. GAPC is a unique meeting place free from vested interest of the alcohol industry.

Gloabl Alcohol Policy Conference call for abstracts - deadline 15 October.

Remember the abstract deadline for the Global Alcohol Policy Conference #GAPC2026 in Rio de Janeiro in April next year has been extended to 15 October. Two more weeks to get your abstract together. www.gapc2026.org/abstract-sub...

Corporate social responsibility as a commercial determinant of health: A case study of the alcohol industry in the Philippines There is a growing need to expand research on the alcohol industry's corporate social responsibility activities in low- and middle-income countries wi…

Gayle Amul (Asia Pacific Alcohol Policy Alliance (APAPA) Secretary has published a case study on the alcohol industrys' corporate social responsibility in the Philippines (Amul, 2025). Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Abstract deadline for the Global Alcohol Policy Conference - #GAPC2026 extended: 15 October. The leading forum for the world’s alcohol policy makers, advocates, researchers, civil society activists and practitioners welcomes your abstract.
See more information: www.gapc2026.org/abstract-sub...

UN Declaration On Noncommunicable Diseases Fails To Win Approval After US Foils Consensus - Health Policy Watch NEW YORK CITY - A painstakingly negotiated Political Declaration on Noncommunicable Diseases with overwhelming support from UN member states failed to win

Health Policy Watch (Sept, 2025) reports that the UN Declaration on Noncommunicable Diseases at the UNHLM on NCDs last week was not adopted due to US opposition to the Declaration. Read here: healthpolicy-watch.news/un-declarati...

Exclusive: Alcohol lobby takes on WHO in battle over health impacts The Belgian beer industry, Mexico's tequila makers and Heineken all lobbied governments this summer to resist a push by the U.N.'s health agency to introduce tougher rules targeting alcohol, letters and an email reviewed by Reuters show.

Alcohol industry continues longstanding tradition of "promoting profits over people". Pro-health researchers, lobby groups and governments need to expose such behaviour and take action against industry push back against alcohol policy reforms. @globalgapa.bsky.social. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Exclusive: Alcohol lobby takes on WHO in battle over health impacts The Belgian beer industry, Mexico's tequila makers and Heineken all lobbied governments this summer to resist a push by the U.N.'s health agency to introduce tougher rules targeting alcohol, letters and an email reviewed by Reuters show.

Reuters highlights alcohol industry lobbying before the UN's High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health. GAPA pushed for stronger language on alcohol policy since the 0-draft in May but the final Political Declaration diluted these positions. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

While we welcome the key reference in the Political Declaration for the Global alcohol strategy; the Global Alcohol Action plan; the recommendation for taxation of alcohol; and the mention of the WHO Best Buys, this could have been a much stronger and clearer document for global public health.

Exclusive: Alcohol lobby takes on WHO in battle over health impacts The Belgian beer industry, Mexico's tequila makers and Heineken all lobbied governments this summer to resist a push by the U.N.'s health agency to introduce tougher rules targeting alcohol, letters and an email reviewed by Reuters show.

Today's Reuters story is no surprise. GAPA has been pushing for stronger language on alcohol policy, conflict of interest and the role of civil society in the Political Declaration from tomorrow's UN #HLM4 on NCDs&MH. All this has been deluted in the final document.

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance calls for stricter regulations on alcohol advertising, warning that exposure significantly increases the risk of underage drinking.
See here: www.yfm.co.za/2025/09/19/a...

The 2–5 PM alcohol sales ban is still enforced in Thailand. This remains in effect pending sub-regs under the newly promulgated Alcohol Beverage Control Act (No. 2) in the Royal Gazette.

Global study links alcohol to rising cases of lip and oral cavity cancer - Oral Health Group Alcohol-linked lip and oral cavity cancers nearly doubled since 1990, with fastest growth in Southeast Asia and low-middle SDI regions.

Study finds increase in global burden of lip and oral cavity cancers, linked to heavy alcohol use, with steepest increase in Southeast Asia.

Read here: www.oralhealthgroup.com/public-healt...

Fiocruz study: alcohol consumption costs Brazil R$18 billion a year and causes 12 deaths an hour | Portal Fiocruz The consumption of alcoholic beverages represented a cost to Brazil of around R$18.8 billion (US$ 3.27 billion) in 2019.

Alcohol consumption costs Brazil US$ 3.27 billion a year and causes 12 deaths an hour according to Fiocruz Brasilia study (Eduardo Nilson, 2024).
Read here:https://fiocruz.br/en/noticia/2024/11/fiocruz-study-alcohol-consumption-costs-brazil-r18-billion-year-and-causes-12

Association between history of interparental violence and alcohol abuse among reproductive-age women: Evidence from the Peruvian Demographic and Health Survey Exposure to domestic violence by triggering repetitive distress and fear can affect neurodevelopmental and mental health in the short and long term. This, in turn, has been linked to an increased risk...

Carolain M Zamora-Ramírez et al's (2024) study evaluated the association between exposure to interparental violence and alcohol abuse in Peruvian women of reproductive age.

Read their published paper here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

The 8th Global Alcohol Policy Conference #GAPC2026 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 8-10 April 2026. See the conference website with programme outline: www.gapc2026.org. Note abstract deadline coming up 30 September

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@wcrf.org is looking for a Senior Policy Research Manager to lead global policy research on diet, physical activity & alcohol.

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Afternoon ban on alcohol sales in Thailand still enforced Thailand's Disease Control Department on Friday clarified that the three-hour daily ban on alcohol sales remains in force, dispelling confusion among vendors over a recent legal change.

The Bangkok Post reports that the afternoon ban on alcohol sales in Thailand is still in force, and has been confirmed by the Thailand Department of Disease Control. Read and listen here:

www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

Well done, Benin Alcohol Policy Alliance (BAPA) on sharing Benin's provisional situational analysis of alcohol use with the WHO Benin Rep Dr.Kouame Jean Konan. Looking forward to your success in soon establishing a National Multisectoral Committee on Alcohol Control in Benin and developing policy.

EFF seeks total ban on alcohol advertising with new Private Member’s Bill EFF pushes forward with a proposal to ban alcohol advertising in South Africa

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a political party in South Africa, has introduced a Private Member's Bill to ban all alcohol advertising in all forms of media, including social media, in South Africa. Read here:

iol.co.za/saturday-sta...

Six years of alcohol consumption in Hanoi, Vietnam, by wastewater analysis: Assessing changes impacted by socio-economical factors Alcohol consumption in Vietnam increased significantly over past decade alongside its economic development. However, in recent years, several alcohol …

Pham Nguyet Anh et al (2025) analysed six years of alcohol consumption in Hanoi, Vietnam, to assess consumption changes linked to socio-economic factors. They found a 7.51 average annual decline in alcohol consumption.
Read here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This Australian study (Thompson, K, et al, 2025) evaluated the short-term impacts of the first Managed Alcohol Programme in a healthcare setting in Australia, and designed to be culturally appropriate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Presenting at 8th Global Alcohol Policy Conference? #GAPC2026, Rio de Janeiro, April 2026? Abstract deadline 30 September! GAPC is a unique meeting place for researchers, policy makers, practitioners and advocates free from any ties to the alcohol industry.
Please share! www.gapc2026.org

Country snapshot on alcohol and health: Bhutan This snapshot provides an overview of alcohol consumption in Bhutan, its health effects, the current policy response and key opportunities for action. The snapshot was developed to accelerate progress...

The WHO SAFER country snapshot on alcohol and health in Bhutan provides an overview of national alcohol consumption, its health burden, the current policy response and key opportunities for action. See the snapshot here:

www.who.int/publications...

A Polish NGO has called for a total ban on the advertising and promotion of alcoholic beverages--including non-alcoholic spinoffs--as well as clearer rules on promotions, social media and point-of-sale ads. @FKonsumentow
www.euractiv.com/section/heal...
Report forumkonsumentow.org/raport-nabic...

"The initiative marked a significant shift towards proactive collaboration and assertive interventions to support known individuals to address the root causes of their offending."
www.eastlothian.gov.uk/news/article...

Alcohol consumption and mortality among Canadian drinkers: A national population‐based survival analysis (2000–2017) Introduction Alcohol contributes significantly to global disease burden. Over 50 countries, including Canada, have established low-risk drinking guidelines to reduce alcohol-related harm. Canada's G.....

ICYMI: Study from @uviccisur.bsky.social using data from over 147K Canadians from 2000-2017 shows alcohol has:
❌ No health benefits
⬆️ Dose-response relationship with all-cause & alcohol-related mortality

Supports Canada's reduction in Low-Risk Alcohol Advice.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....