The WHO European Region has some of the highest levels of alcohol consumption and corresponding rates of alcohol-related harm in the world. Pricing policies and taxation are among the most effective measures that policy-makers...
This report presents the current status of alcohol consumption, alcohol-attributable harms and the implementation of alcohol control policies in the WHO European Region, using available data from 2010, 2016 and 2019.
A detailed overview is...
This report presents the current status of alcohol consumption, alcohol-attributable harms and the implementation of alcohol control policies in the WHO European Region, using available data from 2010, 2016 and 2019.
A detailed overview is...
The European Region has the highest level of alcohol consumption in the world.
To reduce these harms, WHO/Europe has identified three affordable, feasible and cost-effective intervention strategies:
According to the World Health Organisation, around 20,000 deaths could have been avoided in Turkey in 2017 if the country had reached its current goals of reducing tobacco and salt consumption by 30%, and physical inactivity by 10%.
The...
The World Health Organisation has launched a year long campaign to help people quit their tobacco use.
As part of the campaign “Commit to Quit" the WHO have announced a new Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and have published “More than 100...
سازمان بهداشت جهانی سلامت از راه دور را این طور تعریف می کند:
استفاده از مخابرات و تکنولوژی مجازی برای ارائه مراقبت های بهداشتی در خارج از امکانات مراقبت های بهداشتی سنتی.
طرح های بهداشتی از راه دور که به خوبی طراحی شده اند می توانند...
Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of premature death globally.
Every year, 41 million people die from heart attacks, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes or a mental disorder.
Despite the concerning trends...
Tobacco is the only legal drug that kills many of its users when used exactly as intended by manufacturers. WHO has estimated that tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) is currently responsible for the death of about six million people across...
Alcohol taxation and pricing policies have several public health, economic and social benefits as they have the capacity to:
سازمان جهانی بهداشت و سازمان ملل متحد هر دو تلاش می کنند تا به مسائل پیچیده ارائه شده توسط استفاده از مواد مخدر و وابستگی رسیدگی کنند.
دیدگاه: درمان موثر و انسانی برای همه افراد مبتلا به اختلالات مصرف مواد مخدر. هیچ چیز کمتر از انتظار می...
Assessing the level of implementation of the WHO Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol in the Region of the Americas.
[FOREWORD]. Monitoring progress is a key component whenever planning and committing to implement...
هدف: تحلیل ارتزاق های کوتاه مدت و بلند مدت تقاضا برای سیگار در السالوادور به عنوان ابزاری برای حمایت از توصیه ها در مورد افزایش مالیات برای کاهش میزان شایعات و مصرف از طریق افزایش قیمت.
روش ها: تقاضا برای سگرت در السالوادور از طریق یک...
هدف: تحلیل ارتزاق های کوتاه مدت و بلند مدت تقاضای سیگار در السالوادور به عنوان ابزاری برای حمایت از توصیه ها در مورد افزایش مالیات برای کاهش شایعات و مصرف از طریق افزایش قیمت.
روش بررسی: تقاضا برای سگرت در السالوادور با استفاده از مدل سری...
The World Health Organization has released a series of briefings on violence prevention. Of particular interest is Chapter 3: Preventing Violence by Reducing Availability and Harmful Use of Alcohol.
‘Harmful use of alcohol is a major...
The aim of this draft discussion paper, “From coercion to cohesion: Treating drug dependence through health care, not punishment”, is to promote a health-oriented approach to drug dependence. The International Drug Control Conventions give...
