The Affluence of Incohol

Wonder why it took the World Health Assembly this long to arrive at a consensus on a health risk that costs 2.5 million lives a year.

Wonder why it took the World Health Assembly this long to arrive at a consensus on a health risk that costs 2.5 million lives a year. Harmful use of alcohol is the eighth leading risk factor for deaths globally. Now finally, member states of the WHO have agreed on a resolution to tackle alcohol abuse. It urges countries to respond to health problems caused by it and endorses a global strategy calling attention to issues like community action, pricing and informally produced alcohol.  About time.