The SAFER technical package
- five areas of intervention at national and subnational levels.
Overview
The technical package for the SAFER initiative focuses on five key alcohol policy interventions that are based on accumulated evidence of their impact on population health and their cost-effectiveness. Further, the SAFER initiative recognizes the need to protect public health-oriented policy-making from interference by the alcohol industry, as well as the importance of a strong and sustainable monitoring system to ensure accountability and track progress in the implementation of the SAFER interventions.
This SAFER technical package is aimed at government officials with responsibility for developing policy and action plans to reduce the harm done by alcohol. Given that alcohol-related harm extends beyond public health, and that preventing and reducing such harm requires multi component action that involves many stakeholders, this guidance should also be of use to those working in sectors other than health.
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Relevant links:
- The SAFER initiative
- WHO alcohol topic page
- Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours
- Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
- Tackling NCDs
- Global status report on alcohol and health 2018
- United Nations Interagency Task Force on NCDs
- Rekve Dag, Banatvala Nicholas, Karpati Adam, Tarlton Dudley, Westerman Lucinda, Sperkova Kristina et al. Prioritising action on alcohol for health and development BMJ 2019; 367 :l6162:
