www.add-resources.org Newswww.add-resources.org Newshttp://www.add-resources.org/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyTue, 09 Mar 2010 11:32:52 +0100 The African Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA) has announced that its International Conference on “Drugs and Society in Africa” will take place in Abuja, Nigeria, in August 2010. The conference will focus on the role of alcohol and other drug use in the HIV/AIDS epidemics in different African societies. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:32:52 +0100http://www.add-resources.org/alcohol-drugs-and-hivaids-in-africa.4757060.htmlhttp://www.add-resources.org/alcohol-drugs-and-hivaids-in-africa.4757060.html Researchers from Australia and the UK are calling for a new approach to the debate over whether alcohol industry sponsorship of sports increases drinking among sports participants. They want to shift the burden of proof to the alcohol industry. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:13:40 +0100http://www.add-resources.org/health-researchers-call-for-alcohol-industry-to-prove-no-harm-in-funding-of-sports.4725836.htmlhttp://www.add-resources.org/health-researchers-call-for-alcohol-industry-to-prove-no-harm-in-funding-of-sports.4725836.html On Friday 22 January the WHO Executive Board Session passed a resolution which recommends to the World Health Assembly (WHA) to endorse the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:16:00 +0100http://www.add-resources.org/who-executive-board-recommends-alcohol-strategy-to-assembly.4724757.htmlhttp://www.add-resources.org/who-executive-board-recommends-alcohol-strategy-to-assembly.4724757.html Malawi and Botswana became the two first countries to test a new training package on evidence-based alcohol policies. Namibia will be the next country early in 2010. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:09:43 +0100http://www.add-resources.org/alcohol-policy-training-in-malawi-and-botswana.4665462.htmlhttp://www.add-resources.org/alcohol-policy-training-in-malawi-and-botswana.4665462.html The multinational drinks industry has made attempts to take control over alcohol policy formulation in a number of African countries. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:58:58 +0100http://www.add-resources.org/drinks-industry-supplanting-government-role-in-sub-saharan-africa.4665460.htmlhttp://www.add-resources.org/drinks-industry-supplanting-government-role-in-sub-saharan-africa.4665460.html A new study establishes a causal link between alcohol use and the risk of contracting TB and pneumonia, as well as influence from alcohol use on the progression of TB and HIV. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:52:58 +0100http://www.add-resources.org/infectious-diseases-have-alcohol-link.4663171.htmlhttp://www.add-resources.org/infectious-diseases-have-alcohol-link.4663171.html The Executive Board of the World Health Organization will discuss a Draft Global Strategy to Reduce Harmful use of Alcohol in its January 2010 meeting. The documents, including the draft strategy are now available. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:42:42 +0100http://www.add-resources.org/draft-global-alcohol-strategy-goes-to-who-executive-board.4640641.htmlhttp://www.add-resources.org/draft-global-alcohol-strategy-goes-to-who-executive-board.4640641.html There are new movements in the WTO negotiations, also on the issue with the greatest relevance for alcohol policy; namely the Disciplines on Domestic Regulations. Below is a brief update. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:38:05 +0100http://www.add-resources.org/update-on-wto-negotiations-and-alcohol-policy.4647639.htmlhttp://www.add-resources.org/update-on-wto-negotiations-and-alcohol-policy.4647639.html Despite progress in many areas over the last 25 years, the disparities in people’s well-being in rich and poor countries continue to be unacceptably wide, according to the Human Development Index (HDI) released as part of the 2009 Human Development Report (HDR). Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:53:51 +0200http://www.add-resources.org/human-development-report-2009-addresses-global-disparities-and-migration-issues.4639696.htmlhttp://www.add-resources.org/human-development-report-2009-addresses-global-disparities-and-migration-issues.4639696.html An editorial in the September issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization announces a new report with updated estimates of global health risks". Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:53:08 +0200http://www.add-resources.org/coming-new-estimates-of-global-health-risks.4621119.htmlhttp://www.add-resources.org/coming-new-estimates-of-global-health-risks.4621119.html