Series of Webinars: Sharing international experiences in Alcohol Harm Prevention

Under the strategy of capacity building for CSOs working on the areas of Alcohol Harm Prevention, RTCCD collaborated with IOGT-NTO Movement Sweden to organise a series of 06 webinars. The series with the topic “Sharing international experiences in alcohol harm prevention” was organized via Zoom Meeting from December 22, 2022, to January 31, 2023.

The series of webinars includes 06 webinars with 6 specific topics related to alcohol harm prevention, namely:

1. Enhancing multi-stakeholder collaboration in health promotion and alcohol control
2. Early prevention for children and teenagers from the initiation of tobacco and alcohol use
3. Update on Alcohol taxation policy in Vietnam
4. Experience sharing in a community-based approach to alcohol control
5. WHO’s SAFER and possible ways forward
6. Countering Alcohol industry interferences

Objectives of the series:

• To exchange knowledge and experience in alcohol harm prevention at national and community
  level among representatives from government, civil society and academia in Vietnam and some
  Southeast Asia countries.
• To discuss and brainstorm ideas for addressing alcohol-related issues in Vietnam
• To create a foundation for regional cooperation in alcohol-related harm prevention and control

The series of 06 webinars have been successfully achieved in accordance with the set goals, each seminar attracted from 26-41 Vietnamese and international participants for each seminar. Attendees from agencies and organizations include:

Domestic representatives:

• Health Strategy and Policy Institute, Ministry of Health of Vietnam
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Research and Training Center for Community Development (RTCCD)
• Technical Support Group on Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention Vietnam (NCDs-VN)
• Center for Health Environment Research and Development (CHERAD)
• HealthBridge Foundation Canada Vietnam
• CTFK/GHAI Vietnam
• Plan International Vietnam
• Vital Strategies Vietnam
• HelpAge International Vietnam
• Community Medicine Organization
• Researcher at the Hanoi University of Public Health

International Representative:

• International Health Policy Program (IHPP), Ministry of Health Thailand
• StopDrink Network – A partner of ThaiHealth Foundation, Thailand
• IOGT-NTO Movement Sweden in Asia, Sweden
• Movendi International, Sweden
• Association For the Prevention of Alcohol Misuse (APAM), Malaysia

Webinar #1 (December 22, 2022): Enhancing multi-stakeholder collaboration in health promotion and alcohol control

Webinar #2 (December 27, 2022): Early prevention for children and teenagers from the initiation of tobacco and alcohol use

Webinar #3 (December 29, 2022): Update on Alcohol taxation policy in Vietnam

Webinar #4 (January 6, 2023): Experience sharing in a community-based approach to alcohol control

Webinar #5 (January 13, 2023): WHO’s SAFER and possible ways forward

Webinar #6 (January 31, 2023): Countering Alcohol industry interferences