WEEKLY ALCOHOL ISSUES
October 11, 2021 – October 18, 2021
This week’s Special Feature: 2 Major New Reports Address Alcohol Harm
What do the topics of mental health, child rights, tuberculosis, and global health have in common? They are all adversely impacted by alcohol.
This week’s Special Feature provides analysis of two major new reports. We highlight the key findings and critical gaps in a new UNICEF report about the state of the world’s children and a new WHO report about the global health burden of tuberculosis.
Alcohol issues from our Policy Newsfeed:
- Jamaica: Minister of Health Protects Health Sector From Big Alcohol Interference;
- USA: President Biden commemorates National Recovery Month;
- China: Alcohol fuels toxic workplace culture; and
- Public Health Power Hour: Alcohol harms and global health.
Our Big Alcohol Watch exposes how:
- Alcohol on-demand delivery is fueling the rise in alcohol harm in Australia.
Alcohol issues from our Science Digest:
- Online liquor gets audited: A review of regulatory controls and supply practices of online liquor retailers in NSW, Australia; and
- Examining changes in alcohol use practices during COVID-19.
Our Special Event Alert highlights:
- World Health Summit, October 24 – 26, 2021.
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Special Feature – No. 32
Two Major New Reports Address Alcohol Harm
This week’s Special Feature provides analysis of two major new reports. We highlight the key findings and critical gaps in a new UNICEF report about the state of the world’s children and a new WHO report about the global health burden of tuberculosis.
The latest UNICEF report titled ‘The State of the World’s Children’ explore the mental health of children, adolescents and caregivers.
The report addresses alcohol harm as a risk factor with a negative impact on child and adolescent mental health. The report calls for commitment, communication and action as part of a comprehensive approach to promote good mental health for every child, protect vulnerable children and care for children facing the greatest challenges.
The 2021 Global Tuberculosis Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that, for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths increased in 2020 because of reduced access to TB diagnosis and treatment in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and because of the impact of risk factors.
The report identifies alcohol as one of the major risk factors for TB. In 2020, globally alcohol use disorders have caused 740,000 TB cases.
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