Given the significance of alcohol consumption to health, the World Health Organization (WHO) has prioritized continuous monitoring and providing technical support and guidance to control health problems attributable to alcohol over the last years. An important task for WHO is to stimulate data collection on the epidemiology of alcohol use and to fill major gaps in knowledge, particularly with respect to developing countries. It seeks to assess and monitor the health situation and trends as related to alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harm, and policy responses in countries and to provide technical assistance to Member States to collect their own data and monitor trends. The following support these purposes:
Global Information System on Alcohol and Health
Global Survey on Alcohol and Health
Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health
International guide for monitoring alcohol consumption and related harm
Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH)
The Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH) is a further development of the WHO Global Alcohol Database that has been building since 1997. GISAH provides easy and rapid access to a wide range of alcohol-related health indicators. It is an essential tool for assessing and monitoring the health situation and trends as related to alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harm, and policy responses in countries.
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