Moving Asia Pacific to the SAFER world, free from alcohol-related harm
Joined February 2022
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In this article 👇🏽 we discuss how improved alcohol policies, specifically #alcoholtaxation, can be a part of the long-term solution needed in #Nepal 🇳🇵 to promote health & economic prosperity.
🔗movendi.ngo/news/2022/10/26/… #AlcPolPrio @SAFERMove #AlcoholPolicy #AlcoholIssues
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Less alcohol. Less harm.
Live better by supporting SAFER alcohol policies. See how you can join the movement to #LiveBetterTakeAction.
Learn how 👇➡️ paho.org/en/live-better-take…
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Movement on stalled liquor legislation in S. Africa? Let's wait/see. Powerful interests squashed earlier stricter warning labels on alcohol containers, 2013 Control of Marketing of Alcoholic Beverages Bill & alcohol part of 2020 Road Traffic Amendment Bill businesstech.co.za/news/gove…
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Freezing alcohol duty is bad for pubs as it contributes to a further widening of the gap in cost between on- and off-trade alcohol.
The hospitality industry should support @Jeremy_Hunt's decision to not freeze rates.
@VictimOfMaths @AlcoholChangeUK
alcoholchange.org.uk/blog/20…
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⚠️ Not only does alcohol cause #cancer it reduces survival chances of those who are diagnosed with cancer according to new study 👉🏼 movendi.ngo/science-digest/e… #alcoholawareness #alcoholcarcinogen #cancerawareness
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We are calling on @Netflix to exclude alcohol ads from their ad-supported model, to be released Nov 3.
Frequent exposure to alcohol ads is linked to increased alcohol use and harm.
Read our open letter: fare.org.au/netflixletter
#NoAlcoholAdsNetflix
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Cambodia 🇰🇭: Communities Renew Call for Laws to Protect Against Alcohol Advertisements ✊🏼
🔗 movendi.ngo/news/2022/10/06/…
✅ Communities are calling on the government to adopt the long awaited national alcohol law to better protect people from alcohol promotions. #AlcoholPolicy
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Did you know that alcohol can affect our mental health?
Many of us drink to help with our emotions but alcohol is a depressant which slows down brain function, contributing to feelings of anxiety and depression.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Find out more 🔽
alcohol-focus-scotland.org.u…
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🙌🏾 5 Reasons Why Young People Stay Alcohol-Free Longer
🔗movendi.ngo/news/2022/01/26/…
#AlcoholFree #Sober #soberliving #soberinspiration #soberlifestyle #alcoholfreelife
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Have you read this #opinion piece❓
"Is #Addiction Brewed By Parents and Served by Peers?"
👉🏾 David and Sylvia provide a great overview of individual, family, community, and society level drivers of #alcoholusedisorder.
Read now 🔗movendi.ngo/blog/2022/08/14/…
#AlcoholIssues
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More & more musicians are going #AlcoholFree/ #Sober & changing the harmful #AlcoholNorms in the industry.
👉🏼 movendi.ngo/news/2022/03/11/…
A much needed change considering the cost of lives & loss of outstanding talents due to alcohol use & drugs. #soberlife #SoberInspiration
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"If we don't think that kids are going to start having brand loyalty, right from an early age, we're kidding ourselves," Sir Graham Lowe, rugby league legend and chair of a 2014 ministerial forum on alcohol advertising and sponsorship.
1news.co.nz/2022/10/02/inact…
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Today is a very special day to us.
It is the #WorldNoAlcoholDay!
On this day, just like any other, we advise you to do something for yourself that doesn't involve alcohol in it!
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Today is the #InternationalDayOfNonViolence!
Alcohol consumption is very close a sibling to violence.
What if we took alcohol out of the equation?
Photo credit: alcohol.org
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England, Wales & Northern Ireland have the highest drink driving limits in Europe, at 80mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood.
Is there any reason not to reduce this to 50mg to match most of Western Europe and save lives?
independent.co.uk/voices/dri…
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India 🇮🇳: #BigAlcohol Sets Target on Diwali ⚠️
Alcohol companies are scrambling to get a chunk of the projected alcohol profits in India. In this scramble nothing is holy or off-limits for Big Alcohol, not even the Diwali festival.
🔗movendi.ngo/news/2022/09/23/…
#BigAlcoholExposed
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👏🏼 Cambodia 🇰🇭: New Alcohol Law, Including Minimum Legal Age Limit, in the Making
🔗movendi.ngo/news/2022/09/21/…
#AlcPolPrio #AlcoholPolicy #DevelopmentForAll
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Alcohol main cause of substance-related deaths in hospital | CBC News cbc.ca/news/health/alcohol-h…
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WHO Europe Regional Committee Meeting Adopts Historic Framework for Action on Alcohol
💡movendi.ngo/media-release/wh…
Our Media release with the statement of our President @KristinSperkova.
What does the historic #RC72TLV decision mean? What should happen next?
👉🏿5 recommendations
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Member States, WHO and civil society made history today by adopting the European framework for action on alcohol 2022-2025.
This shows what we can achieve by working together.
I am so honored to be part of the changing narrative on #alcohol
Thank you!
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