Meeting of technical experts on priority areas to reduce the harmful use of alcohol

17 – 18 December 2019
WHO headquarters, Geneve, Switzerland

On 17-18 December 2019, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use through its Management of Substance Abuse unit organized a meeting of technical experts on priority areas for strengthening implementation of the global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.

This meeting of technical experts, which includes members of WHO expert panel on drug dependence and alcohol problems, will hold in-depth discussions of the current and potential future technical activities implemented by the WHO Secretariat, with support of WHO or under the auspices of WHO.

This meeting is organized in conjunction with another meeting of technical experts on public health responses to public health risks associated with cannabis use and cannabis use disorders. 

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Scope and purpose

Provisional agenda

List of participants