The APAL in collaboration with the Blue Cross Thaba Bosiu Centre conducted a training workshop on Advocacy for Evidence Based Alcohol Policy for 30 participants in March in Maseru Participants were drawn from Alcohol Policy Alliance of Lesotho member organizations including Blue Cross; Campaign for Education Forum (CEF), ADAAL, Lesotho National for Visually Impaired Persons,  …

Is Africa the market to be captured? Economic development leads to an increase in disposable income by ordinary citizens. Recognising this the alcohol industry has declared their intention to capitalise on this and increase market share from Africa. Diageo and SABMiller seem to be leading the charge. Weigh in on the subject by commenting and …

The Global Alcohol Policy Alliance (GAPA) and Alcohol Focus Scotland are delighted to co-host the Global Alcohol Policy Conference which will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 7-9 October 2015. Themed Momentum for change: Research and Advocacy Reducing Alcohol Harm, the conference is supported by the Scottish Government and NHS Health Scotland. GAPC 2015 Read …

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) and the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CARE), have released a study examining the impact of alcohol and prevalence of heavy drinking on families and children. One of the key finding was over 1million Australian children are negatively affected by those drinking around them. This article was …

The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) welcomes the new national alcohol norms and standards released by the Minster of Trade and Industry. Image courtesy of Naypong – FreeDigitalPhotos.net Standardizing opening and closing hours nationally and ‘no guns and knives’ in outlets will contribute significantly to the reduction in alcohol attributable deaths and injuries in …

The newly gazetted National Liquor Norms and Standards will promote safer social spaces for alcohol consumption and reduce alcohol-related violence, says the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication. Soul City, which has lobbied for many of the new rules in the National Norms through its Phuza Wize alcohol campaign, welcomed the norms and …

Sponsorship of sporting events by alcohol companies is once again under intense scrutiny, across a number of countries, and pressure on policymakers to regulate against it is increasing. Ben Cooper delves deeper. (This article was written by Ben Cooper for and published on www.just-drinks.com) Image: massey.ac.nz Read more on www.just-drinks.com

South Africans have a huge drinking problem. We are the biggest boozers in Africa… (This article was written by Zinhle Maphumulo for and published by City Press – 1 February 2015) Read more on www.citypress.co.za

Binge drinking can start harming your immune system within hours, according to new research. (This article was written by Tanya Farber for and published by The Times – 23 January 2015) Click here to read more on www.timeslive.co.za

Alcohol plays a role in numerous stages of HIV disease from disease acquisition to health seeking behaviours to ART adherence to disease outcomes. Alcohol policy can impact on the HIV epidemic, said Dr. Neo K. Morojele at NGO forum in Botswana. Morejele was speaking at the annual SAAPA Forum held in Gaborone, Botswana in December. …