Sunday, 13th of March 2011 |
‘Alcohol abuse and control in Africa and globally’ gives a country by country rundown of best estimates on the frequency of alcohol abuse in different countries and regions of the world.
What does this have to do with child health? First, fetal alcohol syndrome. Second, the effects on all passengers of driving while under the influence. Again, governments are slow to recognize the problem, and slower to act against it.
Countries with Muslim majorities have reported morbidity figures generally below the regional average. Prosperity, sadly, is associated with higher rates of abuse, as the examples of Gabon, Seychelles, and South Africa (with an estimated 3.64 percent prevalence of alcohol related morbidity among males>15) demonstrate.
The African regional figures form part of a larger global report, which is available online at http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/msbgsruprofiles.pdf
For urban populations and developed countries, the readiest solution to alcohol abuse is to raise excise taxes. Where alcohol is primarily a village product, governments must find other solutions.
From the conclusions of the global report:
Good reading.
BD
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