BRAVO: GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE GLOBAL STRATEGY TO

REDUCE THE HARMFUL USE OF ALCOHOL

BRAVO: GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE, are program set in motion by the united nations through the world
health organization and in partnership with the world bank which targets specific health problems
including but not limited to emerging and reemerging diseases, climate change, environmental
sanitation, mental health, tobacco regulation, and alcohol use.

DACILLO: For the first time, delegations from all 193 member states of the world health organization
(WHO) reach a consensus at the world health assembly on a global strategy to confront the harmful use
of alcohol. Since 2008, the world health organization has been in the process of drafting a global plan to
reduce the harmful use of alcohol.

BRAVO: The harmful use of alcohol is a serious health burden, and it affects virtually all individuals on an
international scale. Health problems from dangerous alcohol use arise in the form of acute and chronic
conditions, and adverse social consequences are common when they are associated with alcohol
consumption.

BRAVO: Every year, the harmful use of alcohol kills 2.5 million people, including 320 thousand young
people between the age of 15 and 29 years of age. It is the third leading risk factor for poor health
globally, and the harmful use of alcohol was responsible for almost 4 percent of all deaths in the world,
according to the estimates for 2004

BRAVO: POLICY OPTIONS AND INTERVENTION

BRAVO: LEADERSHIP, AWARENESS, AND COMMITMENT. Sustainable action requires strong leadership
and a solid base of awareness and political will and commitment. The commitments should ideally be
expressed through adequately funded comprehensive and intersectoral national policies that clarify the
contributions, and division of responsibility, of the different partners involved.

DACILLO: HEALTH SERVICES RESPONSE. Health services should provide prevention and treatment
interventions to individuals and families at risk of, or affected by, alcohol-use disorders and associated
conditions. Another important role of health services and health professionals is to inform societies
about the public health and social consequences of the harmful use of alcohol, support communities in
their efforts to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, and advocate effective societal responses.

CAUNCERAN: COMMUNITY ACTION. Communities can be supported and empowered by governments

and other stakeholders to use their local knowledge and expertise in adopting effective approaches to
prevent and reduce the harmful use of alcohol.

DACILLO: DRINK-DRIVING POLICIES AND COUNTERMEASURES. This aims to reduce the likelihood that a
person will drive under the influence of alcohol, and measures that create a safer driving environment
to reduce both the likelihood and severity of harm associated with alcohol-influenced crashes.

BRAVO: AVAILABILITY OF ALCOHOL. Public health strategies that seek to regulate the commercial or
public availability of alcohol through laws, policies, and programs are important ways to reduce the
general level of harmful use of alcohol. This includes establishing, operating, and enforcing an
appropriate system to regulate the production, wholesaling, and serving of alcoholic beverages that
places reasonable limitations on the distribution of alcohol and the operation of alcohol outlets
following cultural norms.

BRAVO: MARKETING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. Reducing the impact of marketing, particularly on

young people and adolescents, is an important consideration in reducing the harmful use of alcohol. This
includes regulating the content and the volume of marketing and restricting or banning promotions in
connection with activities targeting young people.

DACILLO: PRICING POLICIES. Increasing the price of alcoholic beverages is one of the most effective
interventions to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. Pricing policies can be used to reduce underage
drinking, halt the progression towards drinking large volumes of alcohol and/or episodes of heavy
drinking, and influence consumers’ preferences.

BRAVO: REDUCING THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF DRINKING AND ALCOHOL INTOXICATION. This
target area includes policy options and interventions that focus directly on reducing the harm from
alcohol intoxication and drinking without necessarily affecting the underlying alcohol consumption. This
includes reducing the alcoholic strength inside different beverage categories and providing consumer
information about and labeling alcoholic beverages to indicate, the harm related to alcohol.

CAUNCERAN: REDUCING THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT OF ILLICIT ALCOHOL AND INFORMALLY
PRODUCED ALCOHOL

Production and sale of informal alcohol are ingrained in many cultures and are often informally
controlled. Thus, control measures could be different for illicit alcohol and informally produced alcohol
and should be combined with awareness-raising and community mobilization.

DACILLO: MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE. Systematic continual collection, collation, and analysis of
data, timely dissemination of information, and feedback to policy-makers and other stakeholders should
be an integral part of the implementation of any policy and intervention to reduce the harmful use of
alcohol.

BRAVO: SHORT -TERMED EFFECTS OF DRINKING ALCOHOL. Alcohol can cause slurred speech,
drowsiness, headache, unconsciousness, breathing difficulties, distorted vision, and hearing, impaired
judgment, decreased perception and coordination, vomiting, diarrhea, upset stomach, anemia, coma,
and blackouts

DACILLO: Alcohol use is part of many cultural, religious, and social practices, and provides perceived
pleasure to many users.

BRAVO: LONG-TERMED EFFECTS OF DRINKING ALCOHOL. Binge drinking and continued alcohol use in
large amounts are associated with many health problems including:

*Unintentional injuries such as car crashes, falls, burns, drowning

*Intentional injuries such as firearm injuries, sexual assault, domestic vilonece

*Increased on-the-job injuries and loss of productivity

*Increased family problems, broken relationships

*Alcohol poisoning
*High blood pressure, stroke, and other heart-related diseases

*Liver disease

*Nerve Damage

*Sexual damage

*Permanent damage to the brain

*Vitamin B1 deficiency which can lead to a disorder characterized by amnesia, apathy, and a
disorientation

*Ulcers

*Gastritis

*Malnutrition

*Cancer of the mouth and throat

BRAVO: ANG MGA SAKIT NA ITO AY MAARI PANG MAIWASAN KUNG ANG PAGINOM NG ALAK AY ATING
TITIGILAN, HABANG MAAGA ANG BISYONG ALAK AY ITIGIL MONA, PARA ANG IYONG KINABUKASAN AY
MAGING MALUSOG, MAPAYAPA AT MAGANDA

AND THAT’S ALL THANK U