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The Affluence of Incohol
Pallavi Polanki
Pallavi Polanki
04 Jun, 2010
Wonder why it took the World Health Assembly this long to arrive at a consensus on a health risk that costs 2.5 million lives a year.
Wonder why it took the World Health Assembly this long to arrive at a consensus on a health risk that costs 2.5 million lives a year. Harmful use of alcohol is the eighth leading risk factor for deaths globally. Now finally, member states of the WHO have agreed on a resolution to tackle alcohol abuse. It urges countries to respond to health problems caused by it and endorses a global strategy calling attention to issues like community action, pricing and informally produced alcohol. About time.
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