WHO SAFER package to implement the Global Alcohol Strategy
On Wednesday, 18 November, join us on a new session of the Alcohol and Health webinar series, titled WHO SAFER package to implement the Global Alcohol Strategy.
In this webinar, the WHO SAFER initiative will be presented and discussed from a regional perspective. Presenters will cover information on the regional situation related to alcohol consumption, harms and policies; the key elements of the WHO SAFER technical package and initiative; the role of the alcohol industry and actions needed to prevent industry interference in policy making; the role of civil society in advocacy and how they can contribute to global and regional efforts to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.
Panelists
- Maristela Monteiro, Senior advisor on Alcohol, PAHO
- Dag Rekve, Senior policy advisor on alcohol at WHO
- Maik Duennbier, Director from Movendi
- Thomas Babor, Scientist, professor at the University of Connecticut
- Beatriz Marcet Champagne, Director of Coalición Latinoamérica Saludable
- Giselle Amador, ONG Costa Rica Saludable
How to participate
- DATE: Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
- TIME: 12:30 - 14:00 pm EST [check below the time correspondence]
- REGISTER: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A9CUZW-FRYuH1Nkdth3LUg
Time correspondence
- 09:30 am. – Los Angeles
- 10:30 am. – Calgary, Edmonton
- 11:30 am. – Belmopan, Guatemala City, Managua, Mexico City, San José, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
- 12:30 pm.– Bogota, Castries, Havana, Kingston, Lima, Panama City, Quito, Washington DC
- 13:30 pm. – Bridgetown, Caracas, Georgetown, Santo Domingo
- 14:30 pm. – Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Montevideo, Paramaribo
Related documents
The SAFER technical package: five areas of intervention at national and subnational levels