Responsible drinking was at the centre of a conference held in Hanoi onMarch 27 by the Vietnam’s National Traffic Safety Committee (VNTSC)and t he International Centre for Alcohol Polices ( ICAP ).
The conference reviewed the implementation of the “Global Action toPrevent Alcohol Abuse” programme in Vietnam from 2010 to 2014, whichis part of the “Global Action on Harmful Drinking” campaign.
It gave participants the chance to learn about the successes andchallenges from running, managing and operating projects from central tolocal levels; the final results and impacts of the project; and theupcoming action plans within the “Global Action” programme in Vietnam.
The programme carried out activities in threeinitiatives: alcohol, beer and driving; regulations on responsibility inpromoting and marketing alcohol products; and non-commercial alcoholand beer in 18 low and middle income countries.
Addressing the conference, Vice Chairman of Vietnam’s National TrafficSafety Committee Khuat Viet Hung said the practice and experience fromthe project carried out in Hai Chau and Lien Chieu districts of Da Nangcity had been applied to the entire city and to Thanh Hoa and Nghe Anfrom 2013-2014.
Hung appreciated the programme’s effectiveness, sustainability and societal involvement in the implementation process.
The Committee is willing to expand cooperation with the ICAP and nowthe International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) to carryout programmes on responsible drinking, contributing to preventingdrinking and driving in Vietnam, Hung said.
Brett Bivans, Senior Vice President of ICAP/IARD, took the occasion tothank Vietnamese ministries and governmental agencies for theireffective cooperation during the programme.
Programme projects were carried out effectively, laying a strongfoundation for the next steps towards promoting ‘responsible drinking’in Vietnam, Bivans said.
The IARD will continue working with partners to reduce drinking and driving in Vietnam, he added.-VNA
The conference reviewed the implementation of the “Global Action toPrevent Alcohol Abuse” programme in Vietnam from 2010 to 2014, whichis part of the “Global Action on Harmful Drinking” campaign.
It gave participants the chance to learn about the successes andchallenges from running, managing and operating projects from central tolocal levels; the final results and impacts of the project; and theupcoming action plans within the “Global Action” programme in Vietnam.
The programme carried out activities in threeinitiatives: alcohol, beer and driving; regulations on responsibility inpromoting and marketing alcohol products; and non-commercial alcoholand beer in 18 low and middle income countries.
Addressing the conference, Vice Chairman of Vietnam’s National TrafficSafety Committee Khuat Viet Hung said the practice and experience fromthe project carried out in Hai Chau and Lien Chieu districts of Da Nangcity had been applied to the entire city and to Thanh Hoa and Nghe Anfrom 2013-2014.
Hung appreciated the programme’s effectiveness, sustainability and societal involvement in the implementation process.
The Committee is willing to expand cooperation with the ICAP and nowthe International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) to carryout programmes on responsible drinking, contributing to preventingdrinking and driving in Vietnam, Hung said.
Brett Bivans, Senior Vice President of ICAP/IARD, took the occasion tothank Vietnamese ministries and governmental agencies for theireffective cooperation during the programme.
Programme projects were carried out effectively, laying a strongfoundation for the next steps towards promoting ‘responsible drinking’in Vietnam, Bivans said.
The IARD will continue working with partners to reduce drinking and driving in Vietnam, he added.-VNA
