Consultant- NCD (tobacco and Alcohol) Legal Policy Review- (2305795

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

  Purpose of the Consultancy A consultant is needed to assist in the review and development of draft policies concerning alcohol control and tobacco control at national and subnational levels.  2.       Background Tobacco and alcohol use are preventable behavioural risk factors for non-communicable diseases and injury. Tobacco use kills over eight million people each year worldwide and is a leading preventable risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs); the harmful use of alcohol is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions and every minute one person dies from alcohol related harm in the Western Pacific Region.  The NCD Prevention and Health Promotion Team (PND) Unit under the Division of Healthy Environments and Populations, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific is mandated to support Member States to reduce the burden of NCDs through the implementation of evidence-based interventions to prevent and reduce modifiable risk factors including tobacco use and alcohol use, among others. When fully implemented, comprehensive upstream interventions such as legislation and policies can encourage and support behavior change. To reduce tobacco and alcohol use and protect users and other people from their harms, WHO supports Member States in adapting and implementing evidence-based...

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2023-09-04

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