ЕВбЗ/conf.Paper No.11 25 January 1979
EXECUTIVE BOARD Sixty-third Session Agenda item 23
DEVELOPMENT OF WHO PROGRAMME ON PROBLEMS OF EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION (Amendments to the draft resolution contained in document ЕВбЗ/23 on
pages 9 and 10 proposed by members of the Executive B o a r d )
The Executive Board,
Having considered the report of the Director-General on alcohol-related problems and the need to develop further the WHO initiative，1
RECOMMENDS to the Thirty-second World Health Assembly the adoption of the following resolution:
"The Thirty-second World Health A s s e m b l y ,
Recognizing that problems of excessive alcohol consumption are of public health concern affecting all populations and in particular their poorest sections;
Recalling resolutions W H A 2 8 . 8 1 , WHA28.84 and WHA29.21 concerning, respectively, health statistics related to alcohol, the promotion of mental health, and psychosocial factors and health;
Appreciating the w o r k already carried out by the Organization on alcohol-related problems;
Noting the discussions of the Executive Board concerning the need to develop further the W H O programme on problems of excessive alcohol consumption;
1. URGES Member States to undertake measures to deal with the prevention and control of problems of excessive alcohol consumption, including the development of necessary
m a n p o w e r , the provision of treatment within the context of general health services, the collection of appropriate information concerning alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems, the development of strong preventive programmes that include public informa- tion and education as w e l l as emphasis on rehabilitation, and the establishment of legislative sanctions and measures enabling effective action to be taken, including such action that may be required to regulate production and sale of alcoholic beverages;
2 . REQUESTS the Director-General:
(1) to strengthen WHO's capacity to provision of support to their efforts the excessive use of alcohol;
respond to requests in dealing with the
from governments for the problems associated with
Document ЕВбЭ/23.
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(2) to encourage greater intercountry collaboration with respect to the prevention arid treatment of alcohol-related problems by developing joint training programmes;
reviewing existing trade practices and agreements relating to alcohol; establishing international criteria for reporting alcohol-related problems and levels of alcohol production; and ensuring the exchange of experience regarding particular preventive measures;
(3) to promote joint consideration by the organizations of the United Nations system of the problems associated with the excessive use of alcohol and their alleviation, and specifically to invite the United Nations Statistical Office, ILO，
FAO and UNESCO to collaborate with WHO in this work;
(4) to seek additional funds from the United Nations, particularly from the organizations concerned with drug dependence, and from governmental and nongovern- mental sources;
(5) to report on these matters to future World Health Assemblies as appropriate."
E X E C U T I V E BOARD ЕБбЗ/Conf.Paper N o . 11 A d d . 1
S i x t y - t h i r d Session 2 5 J a _ r y 1979
A g e n d a item 23.
D E V E L O P M E N T OF W H O P R O G R A M M E ON ЛLC01 lOL-lŒLATED P R O B L E M S
应O B L E M S O F E X C E S S I V E A L C O H O L C O N S U M P T I O N / (D r B r o y e l l e ) (AmcndnicnLs to the draft resolution contained in d o c u m e n t E B 6 3 / 2 3
on pa^cs 9 and 10 proposed by m e m b e r s of the E x e c u t i v e B o a r d )
The E x e c u t i v e B o a r d ,
/ H a v i n g c o n s i d e r e d the r e p o r t of the D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l on a l c o h o l - r e l a t e d p r o b l e m s and the need to d e v e l o p further the W H O i n i t i a t i v e ; 7 ( S e c r e t a r i a t )
R E C O M M E N D S to the T h i r t y - s e c o n d W o r l d Health A s s e m b l y the adoption of Che f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n :
"The Thirliy-second W o r l d Health A s s e m b l y ,
" R e c o g n i z i n g that a l c o h o l - r e l a t e d problems rank among the w o r l d ' s m a j o r public healtih concerns ； /pr"oblems of excessive a l c o h o l c o n s u m p t i o n
are of public h e a l t h c o n c e r n T Z (D r B r o y e l l e , Dr V i o l a k i , Dr G a l a h o v ) / a f f e c t i n g a l l p o p u l a t i o n s and in particu lar their poorest sections"!"/ (Dr C h e i k h )
"Recalling r e s o l u t i o n s W H A 2 8 . 8 1 , W H A 2 8 . 8 4 and W H A 2 9 . 2 1 c o n c e r n i n g , r e s p e c t i v e l y , health s t a t i s t i c s related to a l c o h o l , the p r o m o t i o n of m e n t a l h e a l t h , and p s y c h o s o c i a l factors and health；
" A p p r e c i a t i n g the w o r k a l r e a d y carried out by the Organization on a l c o h o l - r e l a t e d problems；
"Noting the d i s c u s s i o n s of the E x e c u t i v e Board c o n c e r n i n g the need
to d e v e l o p further the W H O p r o g r a m m e on a l c o h o l - r e l a t e d problems； / p r o b l e m s of e x c e s s i v e a l c o h o l con sump L i o n T Z ( Dr B r o y e l l e )
1 11. U R G E S M e m b e r States to u n d e r t a k e m e a s u r e s to d e a l w i t h a l c o h o l - r e l a t e d
p r o b l e m s / T h e p r e v e n t i o n and c o n t r o l of problems of excessive a l c o h o l c o n s u m p t i o n / (Dr Kasoride) including the d e v e l o p m e n t of n e c e s s a r y m a n p o w e r , the provision of treatment w i t h i n the context of g e n e r a l h e a l t h s e r v i c e s , the collection of a p p r o p r i a t e information c o n c e r n i n g a l c o h o l consumption and a l c o h o l - r e l a t e d p r o b l e m s , / T h e d e v e l o p m e n t of strong p r e v e n t i v e p r o g r a m m e s that include public information and education as w e l l as emphasis on rehabilitat:ion7^^r Fortuine and Dr V i o l a k i ) and Lhe e s t a b l i s h m e n t of legislative sanctions and m e a s u r e s enabling
e f f e c t i v e action to be t a k e n , /Tj\c luding such action that m a y be required to r e g u l a t e production and sale of alcoholic b e v c r a g e s j 7 (〇г C h e i k h )
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"2. R K Q U E S T S the D i r c c t o r - G c n e m I :
(1) Lo s i r c n g l h e n W H O ' s capar, i Ly to respond to / r e q u e s t s from
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(2) lo e n c o u r a g e g r e a t e r inlercouniry c o l l a b o r a t i o n with respect Co t h e p r e v e n t i o n <ind t r e a t m e n t o f a l c o h o l - r c l a t c d p r o b l e m s by d e v e l o p i n g joint: t ra in i n^; p r o g r a m m e s ； reviewing cxis L ing L rade prac t iccs and a g r e c m c n L s г с l a L i n g t o a l c o h o l ; e s t a b l i s h i n g i n L c r n a l i o n « i 1 c r i t e r i a for rcporLinp, л IcohoI-rclnLcd problems nnd levels of alcohol production ； and ensur ing the e x c h a n g e of expericncc r e g a r d i n g parLieu lar p r e v e n t i v e measures；
(3 ) Lo p r o m o Le j о i n L c o n s i de r a L i on by Lhe ory;aii i za L i o n s o f tihe Un i Led Nat ions system of the p r o b l e m s associated w i i h Lhe e x c e s s i v e use of л lcoliol nnd L h с i г л 1 lcviaLion , and specif ical ly Lo invite Lhe United N n l i o n s S l a l i s l i c a l O f f i c e , 1L0, FAO and U N E S C O to c o l l a b o r a t e w i t h W H O in Lhis work；
(Л) to seek a d d i L i o n a l funds from Lhe United Nal ions, p a r t i c u l a r l y f r o m L h e o r g a n i z a t i o n s c o n c c r n c d w i L h d r u g d c p c n d c n c e , a n d f r o m g o v e r n - munLл 1 nnd nongovcrnmcnLл 1 sources;
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