| No images? Click here  Friday, 21 June 2024 | Issue 260   Monday, 24 June at 14:00 CEST (Geneva time) EMBARGOED Virtual press conference on WHO global report on alcohol health impact and treatment of substance use disorders When: Monday, 24 June 14:00 CEST (Geneva time) (Please note embargo lifts at 14:01 CEST on 25 June) Subject: The report provides a comprehensive update on the public health impact of alcohol and drug use, presenting data on alcohol consumption and treatment coverage for substance use disorders. It highlights the urgent actions required to reduce alcohol consumption and improve access to quality treatment for substance use disorders (as set out by Sustainable Development Goal health target 3.5). Speaker: Vladimir Poznyak, Unit Head, Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours, Department of Mental Health and Substance Use Connect by Zoom: Join by phone: To receive a copy of the embargoed report, please email Laura Kelleher at kelleherl@who.int  Monday, 24 June Milestone report on progress to eliminate industrially produced trans fat, 2018-2023 On Monday, 24 June WHO will launch a milestone 5-year progress report on trans fat elimination. While the ambitious target set by the WHO REPLACE initiative in 2018—to fully eliminate industrially produced trans fat (iTFA) from the global food supply by the end of 2023—was not met, there has been remarkable progress made in every region of the world. At the end of 2023, a total of 53 countries had best practice policies in effect for tackling iTFA in food, vastly improving the food environment for 3.7 billion people, or 46% of the world’s population, as compared to 6% just 6 years ago. These policies could help save approximately 183,000 lives per year. In 2023 alone, new best practice policies became effective in 7 countries (Egypt, Mexico, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Philippines, Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine). Earlier this year, WHO awarded certificates for validating progress in eliminating iTFA to five countries (Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand).  Tuesday, 25 June Embargoed virtual press conference on the launch of physical activity estimates When: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 at 15:00 CEST (Geneva time) Subject: New data by WHO and academic partners published in The Lancet Global Health Journal will reveal the latest data on levels of physical inactivity in adults worldwide. An embargoed press release will be shared with journalists early next week ahead of the embargoed press briefing. The press release and contents of the press briefing will be embargoed until 23:30 (UK time) on Tuesday 25 June/ 00:30 CEST, Wednesday, 26 June. Speakers
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