Civil society submission and appearance to the Health and Trade Committees of the Parliament of Uganda.
Since inception in 2009, Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance (UAPA) has actively collaborated with various government and stakeholders, including Parliamentarians, the Ministry of Health, Uganda Cancer Institute, the Ministry of Education and Sports, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Makerere School of Public Health, the Uganda Non Communicable Disease Alliance (UNCDA) and the Addiction Prevention Rehabilitation Association of Uganda (APRAU), among others. Together, we have been working tirelessly to promote policies that ensure the enforcement of regulations on alcohol manufacturing, distribution, advertising, and consumption in our country.
In the Bill we strongly support the;
• Time limits on availability
• Alcohol ban on sale to persons for public transport.
• Online retail ban
• Health warning labels (products)
• Health warning labels (places)
As Civil Society, we hereby confirm that the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill is a good tool for regulating alcohol production, distribution, and consumption in Uganda. Hence propose a new narrative (purpose and aim) to be for prevention, protection and promotion.
