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APAPA

The Asia Pacific Alcohol Policy Alliance (APAPA) was proposed at the Global Alcohol Policy Alliance meeting held in Auckland in December 2005 and APAPA was established at its inaugural meeting in Bangkok in August 2006. An APAPA website and online group have also been launched.

APAPA is a network of NGOs committed to the development effective alcohol policy in the Asia Pacific region. The mission of APAPA is to reduce alcohol-related harm worldwide by promoting science-based policies independent of commercial interests. APAPA objectives include to:

• Provide a forum for alcohol policy advocates through meetings, information sharing, publications, and electronic communications; with the purpose to disseminate information regionally on effective alcohol policies and policy advocacy;
• Bring to the attention of local communities, national governments, international governmental and non-governmental agencies and communities the social, economic, and health consequences of alcohol consumption and related harm; with the purpose to advocate for international and national governmental and non-governmental efforts to reduce alcohol related harm worldwide

APAPA covers countries in the WHO’s Western Pacific and South East Asia regions.

South East Asia region countries:
Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, DPR Korea, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Timor-Leste and the Maldives

Western Pacific Region:
Pacific countries include Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Niue, Nauru, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Pitcairn Island, Marshall Islands, Guam, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Fortuna, Wallis, Northern Mariana Islands, New Zealand and Australia
Asian countries in the Western Pacific region include China, Hong Kong, Macao, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei Darassalam, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Mongolia