In spite of centuries of experience of the negative impact of alcohol and
that the harm increases with the number of consumers and the amounts
consumed, nations neglect to protect themselves with effective evidence
based alcohol policies, not only resolved but also implemented/enforced.
The remedy for Senegal is to revise or design an alcohol policy based on
the WHO report "Alcohol no ordinary commodity" (2003) which outlines how to
control and reduce harm. But most of all do NOT listen to the sweet tongue
of the alcohol industry (ICAP not the least) and do NOT let the vested
interest interfere with public health policy making, including alcohol.
The cover the industry delivers is sweet but the contents ever so bitter.
In spite of centuries of experience of the negative impact of alcohol and that the harm increases with the number of consumers and the amounts consumed, nations neglect to protect themselves with effective evidence based alcohol policies, not only resolved but also implemented/enforced.
The remedy for Senegal is to revise or design an alcohol policy based on the WHO report "Alcohol no ordinary commodity" (2003) which outlines how to control and reduce harm. But most of all do NOT listen to the sweet tongue of the alcohol industry (ICAP not the least) and do NOT let the vested interest interfere with public health policy making, including alcohol.
The cover the industry delivers is sweet but the contents ever so bitter.
Per-Åke Andersson, Sweden