Advocates meet in Cambridge

Leading advocates in the field of alcohol policy from around the world came together at a series of meetings in Cambridge in September. Ideas and news were exchanged between members of Eurocare, the organisation of groups working towards the prevention of Alcohol Related Harm in Europe, and GAPA, the Global Alcohol Policy Alliance.

One meeting was led by WHO (World Health Organization). Leanne Riley, a WHO scientist, and Dr Pekka Puska, the Director of Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at WHO, presented a picture of current projects and spoke about issues relating to alcohol advertising and promotion, especially their impact on global health.

In this issue of The Globe we publish papers by three of the delegates to the Cambridge Conference, which was held in Westminster College, from Spain, Canada, and Brazil.