WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
Regional consultation on the draft Implementation
framework to reduce alcohol consumption in the WHO
European Region, 2022-2025
Online event 17 February 2022
22 and 23 March 2022 Original: English
10:00 – 14:00 CET
Scope and purpose
Alcohol consumption contributes to 3 million deaths each year globally being responsible for 5.1%
of the global burden of disease. The means to reduce morbidity and mortality due to alcohol
consumption are described in the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol, which
was adopted by a resolution (WHA63.13) in 2010. In addition, a forthcoming Action plan (2022–
2030) to effectively implement the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol will be
considered by the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly in May 2022.
In the WHO European Region, alcohol consumption and the burden of disease it brings present
some of the greatest health and societal challenges faced by Member States. The European Action
Plan to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol 2012–2020 (EAPA), which was endorsed by the 53
European Member States in 2011, provides tailored guidance regarding targets and actions for the
European Region. As was laid out in the Final Report on Implementation of the European Action
Plan to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol 2012–2020, presented at RC70 (document
EUR/RC70/8(A)), while progress has been achieved in some areas, tools and interventions
available to reduce this burden are not being used to their full potential. The most high-impact
policies, such as raising the price of alcohol through excise and other duties, restricting availability
or banning alcohol marketing, are not sufficiently implemented, with pricing policies being the
worst-performing policy area in the Region.
In 2019, a series of consultations with Member States and civil society organizations called for
further strengthening of implementation of the EAPA at country level, highlighting the need to
develop a framework for action focusing on the implementation of priority areas, including “best
buys” policies that currently have a low implementation rate.
In its Regional plan for Implementation of Programme budget 2022–2023 (EUR/RC71/12), and as
requested by Member States, WHO Regional office for Europe committed to deliver, among other
activities and products, a WHO regional framework for action on alcohol, to be submitted to the
Regional Committee at its 72nd session in September 2022. To this end, the secretariat has drafted
the framework for action and will host an online regional consultation meeting with Member
States.
Specific objectives of this consultation are:
• To discuss content and provide recommendations for the final draft of the framework
(2022-2025) reflecting regional and country needs and priorities for accelerating action to
reduce alcohol consumption in the WHO European Region.
The meeting structure will involve discussions and sharing of experiences among the Member
States’ representatives offering a platform for open dialogue for participants to interact and reach
consensus in providing input to the regional framework. The working language of the meeting will
be English and Russian, and simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
Documents for the meeting, including the draft framework, will be made available one week in
advance.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION Date: 22 February 2022
ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE Ms Elen Ohov
BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE Adviser
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA
ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО European Union Affairs and International Co-
operation Department
Head office:
Ministry of Social Affairs
UN City, Marmorvej 51,
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Suur-Ameerika 1
Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Tallinn 10122
Email:
[email protected]
Website: http://www.euro.who.int Estonia
Our reference: Your reference:
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Dear Ms Ohov,
Regional consultation on the draft Implementation framework to reduce alcohol consumption in the
WHO European Region, 2022–2025, 22-23 March 2022 (online).
As set out in the Final report on implementation of the European Action Plan to Reduce the Harmful Use
of Alcohol 2012–2020, presented at the 70th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
(document EUR/RC70/8(A)), tools and interventions that can have an impact in reducing alcohol-
attributable burden are not being used to their full potential in the WHO European Region. In accordance
with the regional plan for implementation of the programme budget for 2022–2023 (EUR/RC71/12) and as
requested by Member States, WHO has now produced a draft implementation framework to reduce
alcohol consumption in the WHO European Region, to be submitted to the Regional Committee at its 72nd
session in September 2022.
I am pleased to invite you to nominate a country representative to attend a regional technical consultation
on the draft Implementation framework to reduce alcohol consumption in the WHO European Region,
2022–2025 on 22-23 March 2022. The specific objectives of the consultation are to discuss the draft
content and provide recommendations for the final draft of the framework that reflect regional needs and
priorities for accelerating action to reduce alcohol consumption in the WHO European Region.
We look forward to receiving your country’s nominated delegate with the name, functional title and email
address, to be communicated to Dr Carina Ferreira-Borges, Programme Manager, Alcohol and Illicit
Drugs Programme (
[email protected]), and copied to Dr Eric Carlin (
[email protected]) and Mrs
Natalia Konovalova (
[email protected]) by 11 March 2022.
Detailed instructions, including documents for the meeting and practical information, will be
communicated directly to the country nominee. The working languages will be English and Russian, with
simultaneous interpretation provided.
Yours sincerely,
for
Dr Nino Berdzuli,
Director
Division of Country Health Programmes
UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email:
[email protected]
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: http://www.euro.who.int
Denmark
Encls:
Scope and purpose
Provisional programme
Copy for information to:
Ms Triin Uusberg, Head, European and International Coordination Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika
1, Tallinn 10129, Estonia
H.E. Ms Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in
Geneva, Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28A, Genève CH-1209, Switzerland
H.E. Mr William Mart Laanemäe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia
Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, Copenhagen K 1265, Denmark
Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, Tallinn 10617, Estonia
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE
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REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
Regional consultation on the draft
Implementation framework to reduce
alcohol consumption in the WHO
European Region, 2022-2025
Online event 17 February 2022
22 and 23 March 2022 Original: English
1000 – 1400 CET
Provisional agenda
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Background, strategic context and objectives of the consultation
3. Framework of actions to strengthen implementation of priority areas of the WHO
European Action Plan to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol (EAPA), 2022-2025
a. Setting the scene
b. Vision and values, Targets and Scope of the framework
c. Focus area one: Alcohol Pricing
d. Focus area two: Alcohol Availability
e. Focus area three: Alcohol Marketing
f. Focus area four: Health Information
g. Focus area five: Health Service response
h. Focus area six: Community action
4. Conclusions, recommendations and next steps
Saatja: KONOVALOVA, Natalia <
[email protected]>
Saadetud: 24.02.2022 13:18
Adressaat: Elen Ohov <
[email protected]>
Koopia: Triin Uusberg <
[email protected]>; SM Info <
[email protected]>;
<
[email protected]>; <
[email protected]>;
<
[email protected]>; <
[email protected]>; KÖHLER, Kristina
<
[email protected]>
Teema: Regional consultation on the draft Implementation framework to
reduce alcohol consumption in the WHO European Region, 2022–2025, 22-23
March 2022 (online)-EST
Dear Ms Ohov,
On behalf of Dr Nino Berdzuli, Director, Division of Country Health
Programmes, WHO Regional Office for Europe, we are pleased to share the
invitation for nomination of a country representative to attend the
Regional consultation on the draft Implementation framework to reduce
alcohol consumption in the WHO European Region, 20222025, which will take
place on 22-23 March 2022 (online).
We look forward to receiving your countrys nominated delegate with the
name, functional title and email address, to be communicated to Dr Carina
Ferreira-Borges, Programme Manager, Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Programme
(), and copied to Dr Eric Carlin () and Mrs Natalia Konovalova () by 11
March 2022.
Thank you,
Best regards,
Natalia Konovalova
Programme Assistant
WHO European Office for Prevention and
Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office)
Moscow, Russian Federation
Office:+ 7495 787 21 16
E-mail:
GPN: 78135