Alcohol is increasingly being marketed across borders, with young people and heavy drinkers particularly targeted, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on Tuesday that calls for more effective regulation.
“Political commitment” and effective policies are what’s needed to tackle the scourge of drug and alcohol abuse in South Sudan.
That’s according to James Chitsva, who works with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the world’s youngest country.
With World Health Day approaching next month, he said that 3.3 million premature deaths globally each year can be attributed to alcohol abuse, but reliable statistics are not yet available for South Sudan.
Sebit William asked Mr Chitsva to sum up the threat to health posed by abusing drugs and alcohol.
About one-third of cancer cases can be prevented by limiting tobacco use, lowering alcohol consumption and doing more exercise.
That’s according to the World Health Organization (WHO) which predicts global cancer cases will rise to more than 20 million annually over the next two decades.
