Achieving SDG 2030 health targets through enhanced partnerships and collaboration
Goals of the meeting
The World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse organizes, for the second time, the global Forum on alcohol, drugs and addictive behaviours (FADAB) with a primary goal to enhance public health actions in these areas by strengthening partnerships and collaboration among public health oriented organizations, networks and institutions in the era of Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDG 2030).
"Built upon the success of the first World Health Organization (WHO) Forum on alcohol, drugs and addictive behaviours held in 2017 in Geneva, the Second Forum is envisaged to bring a new impetus to international activities led or implemented by WHO in reducing the health and social burden associated with substance use and addictive behaviours. Against a rapidly changing global health landscape and increasing commercialization, strong international collaboration and partnerships are needed to address the harmful use of alcohol and public health dimensions of drug use and achieve Universal Health Coverage for people suffering from disorders due to substance use and addictive behaviours.”
Dr Ren Minghui
Assistant Director-General
Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases
The Second WHO FADAB will provide an opportunity for a diverse group of stakeholders to develop new and strengthen existing partnerships, networks and collaborative projects. The Forum will also serve as a platform for discussing a variety of topics organized around three major thematic tracks addressing the public health dimensions of:
- Alcohol (including the WHO-led SAFER initiative)
- Psychoactive drug use (including the challenges of the opioid crisis and cannabis use)
- Addictive behaviours (including gaming and gambling disorders)
The program of the forum included the following cross-cutting issues:
- Implementation of effective policy options and interventions
- Harm to others
- Commercial determinants of health and the role of different stakeholders in achieving public health objectives
- Monitoring progress in achieving Universal Health Coverage and the relevant SDG 2030 targets
- 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11)
The forum is by invitation only.
For more info please send an e-mail to msb@who.int