Despite COVID-19 Member States Need to Adequately Resource WHO’s Work to Address Alcohol Harm

Document Type : Letter to Editor

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1 Global Alcohol Policy Alliance, Auckland, New Zealand

2 FORUT, Gjøvik, Norway

3 SHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand

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Dear Editor,

The crisis imposed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will challenge the World Health Organization (WHO) for some time to come. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the importance of a collaborative global response when faced with a global risk to health and the value of an intergovernmental agency on health. Despite the pressures on WHO and its Member States maintaining and strengthening a collaborative global response to risk factors for health is essential... (Read more...)

 

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 11, Issue 6
June 2022
Pages 869-870

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  • Receive Date: 05 October 2020
  • Revise Date: 13 November 2020
  • Accept Date: 14 November 2020
  • First Publish Date: 23 November 2020

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