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Alcohol Industry and Alcohol Policy Development in sub-Saharan Africa

Alcohol Industry and Alcohol Policy Development in sub-Saharan Africa. Warisa Panichkriangkrai. MAIN ACTORS. We're one of the world's leading brewers, operating across six continents. SABMiller = South African Breweries + Miller Brewing Company.

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Alcohol Industry and Alcohol Policy Development in sub-Saharan Africa

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  1. Alcohol Industry and Alcohol Policy Development in sub-Saharan Africa Warisa Panichkriangkrai

  2. MAIN ACTORS

  3. We're one of the world's leading brewers, operating across six continents SABMiller = South African Breweries + Miller Brewing Company

  4. We're one of the world's leading brewers, operating across six continents

  5. Sponsored by: • Anheuser-Busch InBev • Asahi Breweries • Bacardi-Martini • Beam Global Spirits & Wine • Brown-Forman Corporation • Diageo • Heineken • Molson Coors • Pernod Ricard • SABMiller • The mission of ICAP is: • To promote understanding of the role of alcohol in society and help reduce the abuse of alcohol worldwide. • To encourage dialogue and pursue partnerships involving the beverage alcohol industry, governments, the public health community, and others interested in alcohol policy.

  6. AFRICA

  7. WORKSHOP • Senior representatives of government agencies • NGOs • Representatives of civil society groups • 40% Industry representatives • <20% NGO/civil society representatives

  8. Experience from Uganda

  9. Draft national alcohol policy…one size fits all • Share the same source • Same core of policy measures and some key formulations • Same in wording, structure and page formatting

  10. POLICY PRIORITY AREAS

  11. WEAK POINTS • Irrelevant with country context: • ignore local concerns • weak references: situation, alcohol-related trend • not addressing country existing policies • Not related with WHO recommendations: industry’s role • Focusing on alcohol beverage industry self-regulation • Individual approach > public health strategies

  12. QUESTIONS • How can alcohol industry involve with national alcohol policy development? • their approach? • responsibility? • benefits? • ……?

  13. For More Information Bakke Ø. and Endal D. Alcohol policies out of context: Drinks industry supplanting government role in alcohol policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Addiction 2010; 105: 22-28 Rogers Kasirye. Alcohol policy development: experience of alcohol industry organized alcohol policy process in Uganda. World Health Organization. WHO Expert Committee on Problems Related to Alcohol Consumption, second report. WHO Technical Report Series no.944. Geneva: WHO; 2007.

  14. THANK YOU

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