- The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new initiative and technical package named SAFER, outlining five high-impact strategies that can help governments reduce the harmful use of alcohol and related health, social and economic consequences.
- SAFER provides five high-impact strategic actions prioritised for implementation to promote health and development:
- Strengthen restrictions on alcohol availability.
- Advance and enforce drink driving counter measures.
- 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.
- Action is needed to reduce the burden of alcohol-related harm in low-, middle- and high-income countries.
- Health impact of alcohol use
