Dear Eduardo,
Re: https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/alcohol-use-disorders-71-what-role-alco...
You said:
"Therefore, there cannot be a “meeting point” between both parties; measures and strategies that are effective for public health harm the alcohol industry. Measures that are effective for the alcohol industry's objectives harm public health."
and
"For all these reasons, the former director general of the WHO, Margaret Chan, in 2013, expressed: “The alcohol industry cannot sit at the table or have a voice when the WHO defines its standards and preventive strategies, and cannot supplant the role of the government in formulating policies for alcohol control.”
Earlier today I sent a message that referenced the influence of the alcohol industry on the WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan, suggesting that in the past 10 years the alcohol industry is now indeed sitting at the table:
https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/alcohol-use-disorders-92-alcohol-indust...
There are a lot of reasons that the alcohol industry should not have a role in global policy. Are there any reasons why they should be given a voice?
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org
