The Global status report on alcohol and health (2011) presents a comprehensive perspective on the global, regional and country consumption of alcohol, patterns of drinking, health consequences and policy responses in Member States. It represents a continuing effort by the World Health Organization (WHO) to support Member States in collecting information in order to assist them in their efforts to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, and its health and social consequences. In May 2010, the World Health Assembly (WHA), representing all 193 WHO Member States, approved a resolution to endorse the global strategy to reduce the harmful use of.
